Common Reading
Each year, we invite all incoming students to read (and sometimes watch) a Common Reading that will be discussed together during NSO and in a series of events throughout the year that expand upon the ideas and theme.
The Common Reading for 2024 will be announced over the summer.
Past Common Readings
Fall 2020: A Map of Lost things by Jamila Osman
Fall 2021: Taking Up Space by Mareshah “MJ” Jackson
Fall 2022: Essays by Steph Littlebird
email firstyear@lclark.edu
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Director of First-Year Experience Jonathan Manz
First-Year Experience Coordinator
Melanie McManamon
First-Year Experience
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