Common Reading
An essential guide to dialogue in the college classroom and beyond
Why colleges and universities live or die by free speech
An invigorating exploration of the pleasures and social benefits of conversation
How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others—and ourselves—more fairly and mercifully
How ancient skepticism can help you attain tranquility by learning to suspend judgment
Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest orator
A humanist manifesto for the age of AI
How society can shape individual actions in times of uncertainty
A timely and urgent argument for preserving the work that connects us in the age of automation
In the age of AI, why our future depends on better understanding what makes us human
Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world
From the author of Race After Technology, an inspiring vision of how we can build a more just world—one small change at a time
“A true gift to our movements for justice.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow
"A great read."—Whoopi Goldberg, The View
How the clash between the civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism continues to illuminate America's racial divide
"A stunning and ambitious origins story."—Ibram X. Kendi, National Book Award–winning and #1 New York Times–bestselling author
The remarkable history of how college presidents shaped the struggle for racial equality
How the attorney-client relationship favors the privileged in criminal court—and denies justice to the poor and to working-class people of color
James Beard Foundation Book Award Nominee • Winner of the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Book Award, Association of Black Sociologists • Winner of the C. Wright Mills Award, the Society for the Study of Social Problems
A vivid portrait of African American life in today’s urban...
The story of the unorthodox and inspiring life and career of a pioneering biologist
Luminous essays on translation and self-translation by an award-winning writer and literary translator
A biography of the remarkable woman whose bestselling Mythology has introduced millions of readers to the classical world
The ethical and emotional tolls paid by disadvantaged college students seeking upward mobility and what educators can do to help these students flourish