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Lehigh University selects The Most Human Human and Ready Player One for 2015...
When members of Leigh University’s Class of 2019 arrive on campus during the Fall of 2015, they will begin their college experience by discussing both The Most Human Human and Ready...
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Shifting Our Perspective on Rejection with Jia Jiang
Rejection Proof shows us how to think differently about what we can accomplish Jia Jiang Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. But despite...
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Northern Arizona University Creates Exciting Materials for Common Reading...
When members of the class of 2019 arrive at Northern Arizona University in the Fall, they will participate in conversations on Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson’s intimate and unforgettable narrative...
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A Father Speaks Out About His Transgender Daughter & Their Family Journey
By Wayne Maines, father of Nicole Maines. The Maines family is the focus of Amy Ellis Nutt’s Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family (Random House, October 2015) Recently I had the...
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The Start-up of You Author Ben Casnocha Gets Ringing Endorsement from...
A note of appreciation from Allen Mullis, First Year Read Director at Tennessee Tech University: “We wanted students, especially our incoming freshmen, to understand the importance of taking control of...
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What makes Unfair an ideal first year experience selection?
A checklist from Adam Benforado on what makes his Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Justice (Crown, June 2015) ideal for common reading: √ Student Engagement. It’s impossible to choose a book that...
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Why Healthy Sleep is Key for Academic Achievement
By Arianna Huffington, author of The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night At A Time (Harmony, April 2016) There is more and more evidence of how sleep deprivation is affecting students,...
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New Voices Join the Discussion: Penguin Random House Common Reading Advisory...
Penguin Random House recently hosted its Fifth Annual Common Reading Advisory Board Summit in Orlando, one day prior to the 2016 Conference on the First-Year Experience®. Previous board members...
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Northern Arizona creates online materials for common read, The Underground...
When members of the class of of 2020 arrive at Northern Arizona University in August, they will engage in thoughtful discussion on The Underground Girls of Kabul — Jenny Nordberg’s powerful and moving...
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What Gives You Meaning?
By Emily Esfahani Smith, author of The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters (Crown, January 2017) When I was a senior in high school, I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life: I was...
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