2014
What It's Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes
This will be the sixth year of the
One Book, One Community project. Its success on campus and in the community prompted
Chancellor G. David Gearhart to provide the project with a permanent budget, drawing
on money from private donations to the Chancellor’s Fund.
“The One Book, One Community project has strong academic value and campus support from faculty and students alike," Gearhart said. "Like its predecessors in this series, What It's Like to Go to War will provide our campus community with an intellectually stimulating shared experience. I look forward to reading it and to the discussions and special programs related to it."
“The committee is very grateful to the chancellor for his support,” said Fitzpatrick. “We believe this support will go a long way toward helping the One Book, One Community project become an essential and sustainable program at the University of Arkansas. We are working to build a program that enriches our students’ education and becomes a memorable experience for the entire community.”
Students in their University Perspectives course and several other classes will read, discuss and write about What It's Like to Go to War as part of their course assignments. Karl Marlantes will visit Fayetteville October 30-November 1 to speak with students and faculty, deliver a public lecture
A graduate of Yale University and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Karl Marlantes served as a Marine in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Navy Cross, the Bronze Star, two Navy Commendation medals for valor, two Purple Hearts, and ten Air Medals. He is the author of the best-selling and prize-winning Matterhorn.