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UM-Flint to host author Malaka Gharib for Common Read keynote, Oct. 18

Malaka Gharib, the author of the 2022-23 UM-Flint Common Read, will visit campus for a keynote discussion Oct. 18.

The University of Michigan-Flint Common Read invites the campus and community to read a selected book each academic year. This shared experience allows for conversations and connections based on the collective reading experience and helps to integrate the campus into global culture and discussions. The 2022-23 Common Read selection is "I Was Their American Dream,"[…]

UM-Flint Common Read connects community with nature

J. Drew Lanham at the Birds of a Feather Art Exhibition. Photo by Erika Cristina Xavier de Melo.

Every year, the University of Michigan-Flint Common Read invites the campus community to read a common book early in the year. This shared experience allows for conversations and connections to form based on the collective reading experience, and integrates the campus into national and global culture and discussions. The 2021-22 Common Read selection was Dr.[…]