“There may be beauty in my blackness and dignity in the struggle of my people, but I won’t allow my son to live a life of diminished possibility. I see a constellation of opportunity that those of my ilk rarely travel to. I see my Nigel at the center of those stars.This reraises the question…Continue Reading We Cast A Shadow
Library hours are changing starting August 10th. …Continue Reading Library Hours Update
While our building is currently closed, Blough-Weis Library will continue to serve patrons by providing online access to important digital materials, assisting with research, and supporting faculty and students transitioning to online instruction. All of the digital collections will still be available to access, and the library staff and librarians are available to assist with…Continue Reading Library Services Update
Many of the greatest stories in literature are from authors who have expertly showcased the triumphs and struggles of the Black community in our country and the world. We’ve gathered some of the must-reads in the Library’s collection to add to your reading list. Book synopses are pulled from publisher’s websites. We Should All Be…Continue Reading 13 Works by Black Authors You Should Be Reading
This is not how we planned to send you off. We planned on 7 more weeks of jokes, annoying emails and last-minute schedule changes. We pictured a large end of year meal where staff and student employees could come together to wish you well, share stories and hear about your plans for your next chapter….Continue Reading A Tribute to Our Seniors
Several vendors have decided to make their journals, ebooks, videos, and other resources available for free or temporarily upgrading access models to provide to universities moving courses online. Below is a short list of vendors and publishers currently expanding access. Please remember these resources are only available temporarily. If you have questions about any of…Continue Reading Free Academic Resources During COVID-19 Pandemic
While our building is currently closed, Blough-Weis Library will continue to serve patrons by providing online access to important digital materials, assisting with research, and supporting faculty and students transitioning to online instruction. All of the digital collections will still be available to access, and the library staff and librarians are available to assist with…Continue Reading Support and Services at Blough-Weis Library
This year, students at Susquehanna University have expressed their concerns with how much book prices have gone up in the past few years. Students and faculty have been working together to find a solution to the problem and are promoting the idea for Open Textbooks. Open Textbooks have an open license which allows professors…Continue Reading Open Textbook Initiative
Here We Are by Aarti Namdev Shahani E184 .E2 S535 2019The Shahanis came to Queens—from India, by way of Casablanca—in the 1980s. They were undocumented for a few unsteady years and then, with the arrival of their green cards, they thought they’d made it. This is the story of how they did, and didn’t; the…Continue Reading New Books for your Wish List
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by Mike Isaac In June 2017, Travis Kalanick, the hard-charging CEO of Uber, was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant. Uber had catapulted to the top of the tech world, yet for many came to symbolize everything wrong with Silicon Valley.Award-winning New…Continue Reading Need a book for the weekend?
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