First-Year Students Read “Educated”
Tara Westover’s “Educated” is a coming-of-age memoir perfect for college students.
Tag: Common Reading
National Academy of Sciences President Dr. Marcia McNutt, KERA’s Krys Boyd to speak at SMU Oct. 1
President of the National Academy of Sciences and KERA’s “Think” host will come to campus Oct. 1 as SMU Reads’ speakers.
‘Evicted’ author addresses community on poverty, housing costs
The author of “Evicted,” this year’s Common Reading and SMU Reads selection, discussed his novel at McFarlin Auditorium Aug. 24.
SMU’s Common Reading launch: Bryan Stevenson’s ‘Just Mercy’
SMU’s Common Reading Committee promoted next fall’s Common Reading selection, Bryan Stevenson’s “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” at a launch party in the Fondren Library Foyer May 2 at noon.
‘Station Eleven’ author visits SMU
Emily St. John Mandel, author of this year’s common reading “Station Eleven,” visited campus Wednesday evening to discuss her novel. She gave a lecture in McFarlin auditorium and attended a private dinner afterward.
Welcome to ‘Station Eleven:’ David Doyle discusses Common Reading selection process
Director of the University Honors Program David Doyle doesn’t just manage honors classes.