University of Mississippi common read: every book
University of Mississippi's Common Reading Experience gives incoming students one shared book. The university lists 14 picks from 2011 to 2026-2027; the most recent is The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory by Thomas Fuller (2026-2027). 4 of these books were also picked by other programs we collected.
Retrieved 3 October 2026. Years are shown as the university prints them.
Every pick, newest first
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- 2026-2027The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for GloryThomas Fuller
- 2023Callings: The Purpose and Passion of WorkDave IsaySpelling corrected; the source prints “Dave Isa”.
- 2021World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other AstonishmentsAimee Nezhukumatathil
- 2020What the Eyes Don't SeeDr. Mona Hanna-Attisha
- 2017Just MercyBryan Stevenson
- 2014The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Won World War IIDenise Kiernan
Other common-read programs
- Cornell University · 10 picks
- Washington State University · 17 picks
- Appalachian State University · 18 picks
- University of Houston-Clear Lake · 11 picks
- Binghamton University · 6 picks
- Duke University · 25 picks
- South Dakota State University · 16 picks
- University of Kansas · 12 picks
- Arizona State University (West Valley campus) · 15 picks
How this list was made
We fetched the list from the institution's own page or PDF on the date shown and recorded each title and author as printed. We did not add books, and we copied no descriptions. Obvious misprints are corrected and marked. The extraction was done with AI assistance and checked against the source. Lists change every year, so check the source page before you buy anything.