The process to select a First Year Common Reading begins with a call to nominate texts. A volunteer Task Force with students, faculty, and staff narrows down nominees to a group of semi-finalists. Next, a campus-wide vote identifies 2-3 finalists. Finally, First Year Program instructors decide to use one or more of these texts with the next class of first-year students.
The 2024-25 First Year Common Reading will be drawn from the following books:
Information on both texts follows below. Instructor resources appear at the bottom.
Selected Instructor Resources:
Selected Instructor Resources:
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