Books and Book Groups
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Alumni Online Book Club
The Jefferson Scholars alumni group has an online book club! The club meets by zoom. It has read selections from Plato, Montaigne, and Confucius so far, and is looking for new members and suggestions for future readings.
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Book Club
The Jefferson Center Book Club is one of the mainstays of our program. The club typically meets on Mondays from 6:00-7:30 in Waggener 212. Each semester, we build a program of readings around a theme, and meet every other week with a volunteer leader. For the most part, we try to keep the readings relatively short.
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Book Groups
Many groups are offered around UT and Austin. We have compiled a short list of those that focus on the Great Books.
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Book Shelf
We have offered a set of readings for each of the four main fields of study that Jefferson Center students pursue. All of the books mentioned are books taught in Core Texts classes. These are not meant to be exhaustive in any way, but merely launching pads for your own explorations and discussions.
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Faculty Books
We are very proud of our Faculty's books and achievments. Click below for a list of recent books.
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Related Programs and Collections
We have compiled a long list of organizations promoting great books and collections.
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Summer Scholars Program
The Summer Scholars program is a reading group that the Jefferson Center hosts during the summer for students living in Austin. The group meets in the evenings, in order to accommodate students who have jobs and are enrolled in classes.
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