Feeling bold? Maybe even a little rebellious? The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) and DiMenna–Nyselius Library invite faculty and staff to our Spring 2025 Book Club, where we'll dive into Whatever It Is, I'm Against It: Resistance to Change in Higher Education by former Macalester College President Brian C. Rosenberg.

This lively and thought-provoking read explores the ways we (successfully and unsuccessfully) resist change in academia—whether it’s curricular innovation, technological shifts, or even just rearranging the faculty lounge's coffee pot. It’s part sociology, part humor, and all too relatable. (Spoiler alert: you might see yourself in a chapter or two! And that’s ok!)

The book club will meet three times this semester, beginning on Tuesday, February 4, from 2:00-3:00 pm, with follow-up meetings in early March and early April. The discussions will take place in the Frederickson Family Innovation Lab, off the lobby of the DiMenna-Nyselius Library. Refreshments will be served at each meeting, and we encourage any interested faculty and staff to join us for what promises to be some truly lively discussions.

The Library has acquired an umlimited digital license for the book, which can be read online or downloaded to your phone or iPad from the following link: https://fairfield.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01FUNI_INST/fch04/alma991006653734204711. For this first meeting on February 4, please read Chapters 1 and 2 and come prepared to join the conversation! No reservations are required!