Summer 2026 Faculty Reading Community

Event Description

Join fellow faculty and CTL staff for sustained cross-disciplinary conversation on critical topics in teaching and learning.

The featured book for the Summer 2026 Faculty Reading Community will be One Classroom at a Time How Better Teaching Can Make College More Equitable by David Gooblar.

From the publisher’s website:

One Classroom at a Time provides practical, research-based recommendations for teachers and administrators who want to narrow academic gaps. David Gooblar explains the psychological hardships facing many marginalized students—including stereotype threat and belonging uncertainty—and provides detailed remedies. This wide-ranging guide also offers advice for mitigating burdens of financial insecurity and designing classes that work for all students regardless of disabilities. The emphasis throughout is on helping instructors and administrators understand not just the principles of equitable pedagogy but also the reasoning; not just what works, but why it works.

In the twenty-first century, college courses shouldn’t be built for imaginary students of yesteryear. One Classroom at a Time shows how we can tailor pedagogy to the students of today, so that all of them can secure the education and the success they deserve.

Meeting Mode and Time:

The FRC will meet on Zoom from 11am – 12:00pm on the following consecutive Wednesdays:

• July 8th
• July 15th
• July 22nd
• July 29th

Participants are asked to attend at least 3 of the 4 meetings in order that we can sustain a productive community. Faculty will receive a print copy of the book courtesy of the CTL. Seats are limited.

The Summer 2026 reading community will be facilitated by Rick Moore, Associate Director for Faculty Programming. For questions about the Faculty Reading Community, please contact Rick (rick.moore@wustl.edu).

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