Campus Reading

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    Nominate next book for Campus Reading by Oct. 4

    Residential Colleges invites all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to nominate a book for the Campus Reading for the Class of 2029; next year’s theme is Stories that Connect Us.   Read More

    Sep 18, 2024

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    Students discuss how to engage in civil discourse in divided times with author Mónica Guzmán

    The ability to engage with others in highly divisive times is a particularly timely topic, one that Mónica Guzmán, senior fellow for public practice at Braver Angels, spoke about with first-year students on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at a packed Langford Auditorium. Guzmán delivered the 18th annual Lawson Lecture, named in honor of the Rev. James Lawson, a renowned civil rights activist, professor, theoretician and pastor. Lawson also served as a Distinguished Professor at Vanderbilt from 2006 to 2009. Read More

    Sep 17, 2024

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    Campus Reading announced for 2024–25 academic year

    The Campus Reading for the 2024–25 academic year will be I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Mónica Guzmán. The book was chosen by a committee of faculty and students and launches community-wide dialogue that begins during orientation and continues throughout the year in houses on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, in Vanderbilt Visions groups, and across campus. Read More

    Feb 29, 2024

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    Nominate next book for Campus Reading by Oct. 16

    Residential colleges and the Vanderbilt Visions program invite all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to nominate a book for the Class of 2028 Campus Reading. Next year’s theme is “Embracing the Debate.” You may nominate up to three texts of any genre by current or deceased authors. Read More

    Sep 29, 2023

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    Campus Reading author inspires students with authenticity and humor at 17th annual Lawson Lecture

    Kevin Wilson, BA’00, the author of Now is Not the Time to Panic, this year’s Campus Reading, shared his experiences as a Vanderbilt student in the mid-1990s with more than 1,000 current first-year students on Sept. 10. Read More

    Sep 29, 2023

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    Inclusive Book Group will discuss ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic’ Aug. 9

    Vanderbilt’s Inclusive Book Group will meet Wednesday, Aug. 9, at noon to discuss the 2023-24 campus reading Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. Read More

    Jul 5, 2023

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    Nominate next book for Campus Reading by Oct. 15

    Residential Colleges invites all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to nominate a book for next year’s Campus Reading for the Class of 2027 and incoming transfer students. Nominations should support the theme “Engaging the Controversial: Making Space for Discussion and Connection.” Read More

    Sep 28, 2022

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    Campus Reading announced for 2022–23 academic year

    The Campus Reading for the 2022–23 academic year will be "Creative People Must Be Stopped: 6 Ways We Kill Innovation (Without Even Trying)" by David A. Owens. The book was chosen by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver. Read More

    May 6, 2022

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    Inclusive Book Group to discuss ‘When Breath Becomes Air’ Aug. 4

    Vanderbilt’s Inclusive Book Group will meet online Wednesday, Aug. 4, to discuss "When Breath Becomes Air," a memoir that offers readers an intimate look at the profound moments that shaped a young doctor’s life before and after his cancer diagnosis. The virtual gathering will take place from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read More

    Jul 13, 2021