Common Read 2022-2023
Ibram X. Kendi
Common Read 2022-2023
Common Read is part of a series of first-year experiences designed to encourage students to make connections with each other and engage with the LIU Post campus community.
Each academic year, a work of fiction or non-fiction is chosen that:
• Addresses aspects of the human condition or experience in a way that encourages intellectual and emotional growth.
• Raises intercultural knowledge and tolerance by presenting a variety of cultural perspectives or contemporary social issues in a way that is accessible to a diverse population of readers.
• Contains content and/or themes that encourage critical thinking.
• Captures the imagination of first-year students and draws them into reading and self-reflection.
• Introduces students to academic expectations and provides a model of serious intellectual engagement.