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Since the 2011-2012 school year, every first-year student receives a copy of the selected Common Read Experience text at orientation to finish before the school year begins in August. Instructors from the Department of Writing and Rhetoric, First-year Experience, and others then utilize the text in their classes throughout that year. The program aspires for an enriched sense of academic community through a communal reading of the text.

List of previous selections for the UM Common Reading Experience

2021-2022: World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

2021-2022: World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments

2022-2023: The Anthropocene Reviewed

2022-2023: The Anthropocene Reviewed

2023-2024: Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work

2023-2024: Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work

2024-2025: Build the Life You Want

2024-2025: Build the Life You Want