For the 2015-16 academic year, students and the Rider community will again participate in the Shared Read Program, this time by reading and discussing Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson’s memoir focused on injustices in the court system as they relate to children and people of color.
As part of their summer orientation, all first-year students received a free copy of the book, which was used by faculty in the Rider Classroom Experience, a component of orientation that introduced incoming first-year students to the expectations of college faculty. Additional copies of the book were made available to the community on a first-come, first-served basis.
This is the second year that Rider has offered the Shared Read Program, an initiative started by Academic Affairs and Student Affairs that aims to introduce students to Rider University’s learner-centered mission. Last year, students read and discussed The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls.
Have an idea for next year’s Shared Read book?
Contact Anne Law, special assistant to the provost, at [email protected].