Paying the Price (Week 1)

UTA Libraries’ Book Talks:Four Weeks of Paying the Price. Week One.

Michelle Reed, @LibrariansReedOpen Education Librarian | UTA Libraries | 1.31.17

Today’s Agenda

• Schedule• Ground rules• Introductions & why we’re here• Battle for the books!• For next time

Schedule

• Time: 3-4 p.m.• Date: Last Tuesday of every month– beginning

January 31 and ending April 25• Place: Central Library, B04

Schedule

• January 31: No reading• February 28: Pages 1 - 138• March 28: Pages 139 – 260• April 25: Pages 265 - 284

Paying the Price:College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream

Sara Goldrick-Rab

Ground Rules

Think about the best group discussions you have been a part of. What made these discussions so satisfying?

Think about the worst group discussions you have been a part of. What made these discussions so unsatisfactory?

Based on these characteristics, identify three things the group could do to ensure that these book talks are a positive experience for everyone.

Introductions

Who are you, why are you here, and what do you hope to get out of our discussions?

Paying the Price Giveaway

1. Write your answer on a post-it2. Raise the post-in into the air after you’ve finished

writing your response3. Shout out number 1 – 5, depending on the order in

which you raised your hand

Note: Only the first five submissions are considered.

Battle for the Books

Sara Goldrick-Rab’s longitudinal study followed a cohort of students for six years in what state?


Sara Goldrick-Rab notes that “a generation ago, public universities received on average about 75 percent of their operating budget from state appropriations.” Today that number is closer to what percentage?


1. Follow me on Twitter @LibrariansReed2. Tweet about the book or book talk series using

#BookTalkPrice3. Each unique tweet with the hashtag is entered into a

drawing for the final copy

Note: Drawing to be held at noon on Friday, February 3. I’ll announce the winner on Twitter.

For Next Time

Read Paying the Price, pages 1 – 138

Key questions to consider:• In what ways do UTA Libraries contribute to the systematic

problems described in Paying the Price?• In what ways do UTA Libraries currently help to alleviate issues

described in Paying the Price? • In what ways can you take risks in your current position to aid or

offer new solutions to the concerns presented in the book?

Thank You

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