Shared Reading Program Sets Tone for Year Ahead

This week, the University of Denver’s Class of 2022 began the first chapter of its college experience. Through move-in, Pioneer Passage and Discoveries Week, each of the 1,500 first-year students is starting to fill the pages with a personal tale of exploration and inquiry.

Before the students — hailing from 48 states and 24 countries — set foot on campus, they cast their eyes on Molly Birnbaum’s memoir, “Season to Taste” — the selection for this year’s One Book, One DU program. The three-year-old common-reading program grows out of DU IMPACT 2025 and student requests for a shared intellectual experience outside the classroom.