Share in the campus experience by reading a book along with the incoming freshman class. First year students and alumni are reading Hidden America by Jeanne Marie Laskas. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow alumni during one of our two online alumni-only book discussions.
Learn more about the first year student's experience.
How you can be involved:
- Read the book (Available on Amazon).
- Participate in one or both of the Alumni Association's online book discussions on September 7 at online at noon EDT and online at 7 p.m. EDT.
- Watch a live stream of an on-campus lecture by author Marie Laskas on Twitter/Persicope.
Online Book Discussions:
Sept. 7 at NOON EDT:
Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. EDT:
Five hundred feet underground, Jeanne Marie Laskas asked a coal miner named Smitty, “Do you think it’s weird that people know so little about you?” He replied, “I don’t think people know too much about the way the whole damn country works.”
Hidden America intends to fix that. Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are gripping, funny, and revelatory. In Hidden America, the stories are about the people who make our lives run every day—and yet we barely think of them.