North Idaho College announces NIC Cardinal Reads

North Idaho College launched a new cycle of Cardinal Reads, the college’s common read program, with a virtual event Wednesday, but if you missed it — there are more on the horizon.

Next up, the Cardinal Reads committee will lead a discussion Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 1-2:15 p.m. around the "Introduction" and the first chapter, "From Poorhouse to Database, from Automating Inequality." To join the Zoom event, go online to https://nic.zoom.us/j/7489671790.

Members of the North Idaho community are invited to attend these free events and participate in Cardinal Reads.

NIC is among roughly 300 colleges and universities nationwide that offer common read programs like Cardinal Reads. Common reads aim to connect and engage people through a shared experience. These programs encourage critical thinking and courteous, thoughtful discourse, even when opposing opinions emerge.

Cardinal Reads is an NIC Diversity Council program that provides book selections in coordination with a biennial theme designed to encourage diversity awareness on campus. The theme at NIC for 2020-2022 is Common Ground: Science, Technology and Society. Eubanks’ “Automating Inequality” was selected by the Cardinal Reads Committee from 16 books suggested by members of the NIC community.

Cardinal Reads is also featured by North Idaho College Community Conversations, a lecture and event series designed to foster engaging, informational discovery and thoughtful discourse related to cultural, economic, environmental, social and political issues affecting the people of North Idaho and beyond.

Information: https://bit.ly/3iXQc79

For more information about the Sept. 23 event or NIC Cardinal Reads, visit nic.edu/cardinalreads or send an email to cardinalreads@nic.edu.