Common Reader

As a student at University of Houston Clear Lake (UHCL), there are several on-campus resources to cultivate the ability to process information and recognize misinformation.

The common reader program, directed by Anne Gessler, Lecturer of Humanities, is a UHCL course which realized a deliberative workshop for the analysis of this year current reader; “Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot,…

This year's Common Reader field day is based on the book, "Spare Parts" by Joshua Davis. Check out how Hawks worked together for the Common Reader Field Day, which took place Oct. 11.

This year’s Common Reader book, “Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream,” is about a group of Latinx high school students who build a robot that is capable of performing underwater…

The Common Reader Program at UHCL has chosen "Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work" by Dave Isay for the 2018/2019 school year. Common Reader has set events for the spring semester related to the book that everyone in the UHCL…

The University of Houston-Clear Lake (UHCL)’s Common Reader Program has chosen its next book for the 2018-2019 academic year. “Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work” is a collection of stories compiled by David Isay, founder of…

“With social activism, it’s working towards a world that you’re not going to be able to see and you have to be ok with that.”

UHCL’s Common Reader Program is a required extension of the First-Year Seminar course, Learning Frameworks, for all first-year students.