Meredith’s Summer Reading Program enhances the academic climate on campus by engaging incoming first-year students in a shared intellectual endeavor with the entire campus community, including students, faculty, staff, and alumnae.

Incoming first-year students are given questions to guide their reading and then engage in facilitated conversations with faculty, staff, and upper-level students during the fall semester. Students also participate in experiential learning activities related to the book, and frequently attend lectures by or about the books’ authors. Previous summer reading selections include Tell Me Who You Are, The Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader GinsburgCallings, Dimestore, and A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School.