The shared common reader is a unique opportunity to engage in a meaningful conversation with your fellow students and to begin to share in the intellectual life of the entire UD community. The book is read before arriving on campus with speakers, films, and other cultural events, organized around the theme of the book throughout your first semester.

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My Beloved World

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.

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Posted on 05/07/2013

My Beloved World, a memoir by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, has been selected as the First Year Common Reader for the University of Delaware’s incoming Class of 2017.

Posted on 10/12/2012
Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Author of the 2012 First-Year Common Reader, Katherine Boo, visited UD and spoke to students on OCT 10. For the full UDaily story: http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2013/oct/boo-reader-101212.html
Posted on 10/10/2012

Behind the Beautiful Forevers has received the 2012 National Book Award (nonfiction). For more information, click http://nationalbook.org/.

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

 

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