Happy Birthday, Hip-Hop
History professor and hip-hop scholar Jeffrey Ogbar marks the genre’s 50th anniversary with a spin on “3 books,” sharing one classic, one favorite, and one essential rap album.
Department: 3 Books
Scribbling in the Margins
What books are providing inspiration to Fany DeJesús Hannon ’08 MA, Interim Dean of Students and former PRLACC director, lately? Find out here.
The Book Juggler
Management professor Nora Madjar, whose recent research confirmed assumptions that women pay a higher career price for remote-work interruptions than their male counterparts, is trying to find a balance like the rest of us, including in her reading.
3 Books with Stephen Slota
A triple alum and double professor Stephen Slota ’07 (CLAS), ’08 MA, ’14 Ph.D. specializes in educational game development and says his voracious childhood reading of science fiction and comics molded him into “the kind of adult who proudly displays Legos as art.”
Armchair Travel to India, Israel, and Spain
Executive director of UConn Hillel Edina Oestreicher ’90 (CLAS) plans to hike the 500-plus-mile Camino de Santiago in Spain. But first, she’ll read about it.
Truth, Fantasy, and Getting in the Zone
UConn’s fire chief, William Perez, has decidedly eclectic taste in reading material.
Murder and Mayhem
When it comes to leisure reading, James Kaufman prefers “entertainment over enlightenment.”
3 Books with Yiming Qian
The finance professor says she likes to read about people and stories related to her field because it puts a face to the things she is teaching in the classroom.
3 Books with Alex Merkulov
The radiologist reads books that teach him something and are uplifting. For the most part.
3 Books with Mo Cotton Kelly
Montique “Mo” Cotton Kelly says she never tires of the joy that “cracking open a new book, smelling it, and turning the pages” brings her.
3 Books with Daniel Burkey
The last millennium, the next millennium, and outer space
3 books with Sandra Chafouleas
Dogs, Kids, and Blind Spots
3 Books with Geno Auriemma
What is the longtime WBB head coach reading?
3 Books with Eva Lefkowitz
What has Professor Eva Lefkowitz been reading lately?