First Year Book

First Year Book The 2022-2023 book is All We Can Save, an anthology of essays, poems and art written by a diverse group of women at the forefront of the climate crisis!

Visit our website for more information on this year's distribution process. Past First Year Book Selections:
2018: The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
2017: March: Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Illustrator Nate Powell
2016: Just Mercy by Brian Stevenson
2015: Head Off & Split by Nikky Finney
2014-" Instant: The Story of Polaroid" by Christopher Bonanos
2013 - "The Signal and the Nois

e" by Nate Silver
2012 - "The Influencing Machine" by Brooke Gladstone
2011 - "Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
2010 - "Half the Sky" by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
2009 - "What is the What" by Dave Eggers
2008 - "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" by Chris Hedges
2007 - "The Ravaging Tide" by Mike Tidwell
2006 - "The World is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
2005 - "Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary" by Juan Williams
2004 - "The Stakes: America in the Middle East" by Dr. Shibley Telhami
2003 - "Dead Man Walking" by Sister Helen Prejean
2002 - "The Laramie Project" by Moisés Kaufman
2001 - "Blessing the Boats" by Lucille Clifton
2000 - "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Guterson
1999 - "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
1998 - "The Control of Nature" by John McPhee and "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
1997 - "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells
1996 - "Einstein's Dreams" by Alan P. Lightman
1995 - "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
1994 - "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" by Frederick Douglass
1993 - "Lincoln at Gettysburg by Garry Willis

Please join us for a First Year Book Discussion/Event! Local leaders who are taking action on climate change talk about ...
10/05/2022

Please join us for a First Year Book Discussion/Event! Local leaders who are taking action on climate change talk about what they're doing and how YOU can get involved!

Wednesday, October 19 from 5:15pm-6:30pm in 0202 ESJ! Spread the word! 🌎🌏🌍

We invite students from across the University of Maryland campus to join us for a “World Cafe” Event featuring this year...
10/04/2022

We invite students from across the University of Maryland campus to join us for a “World Cafe” Event featuring this year’s first year book. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis. This event will be held on Friday, October 28 from 12:30pm-2pm in the STAMP.

Participants will engage in roundtable discussions focusing on the book’s themes to take collective action in addressing the climate crisis challenge and effectively engage in “The Climate Movement.” All participants will receive four short book chapters prior to the event, and share their ideas on how to:

- Making restorative change and respond to the climate crisis in ways that heal systemic injustices;
- Suggest action heart-centered, not just head-centered, learning and leadership to solve this crisis; and
- Building community for building a better world.

This World Cafe will be open to the first 50 students who register for the event and lunch will be provided to all attendees. Click the link in our bio to register.

What book should every first year   read? Nominate the next First Year Book (and pick up your free copy of this year's F...
09/21/2022

What book should every first year read? Nominate the next First Year Book (and pick up your free copy of this year's FYB at the Stamp). We are looking for books that inspire, tackle grand challenges, provoke thought, enrich discussions, and are a joy to read. To submit a nomination, please click the link in our bio and fill out the form!

Guess what? The First Year Book is available NOW! You can pick up a copy at the Stamp Info Desk. Books will also be avai...
08/23/2022

Guess what? The First Year Book is available NOW! You can pick up a copy at the Stamp Info Desk. Books will also be available at the Free Fest THIS Saturday (8/27)! For more information & resources, visit fyb.umd.edu.

Need a copy of "What the Eyes Don't See"? Pick up your FREE copy at the Stamp Info Desk! Tell your classmates & friends!
01/18/2022

Need a copy of "What the Eyes Don't See"? Pick up your FREE copy at the Stamp Info Desk! Tell your classmates & friends!

What book should every first year   read? Nominate the next First Year Book (and pick up your free copy of this year's F...
11/15/2021

What book should every first year read? Nominate the next First Year Book (and pick up your free copy of this year's FYB at Stamp). We are looking for books that inspire, tackle grand challenges, provoke thought, enrich discussions, and are a joy to read. To submit a nomination: https://go.umd.edu/nominatefyb

Our FYB interview with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is now up on our site! Check it out under our "Get Involved" tab on fyb.um...
10/20/2021

Our FYB interview with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is now up on our site! Check it out under our "Get Involved" tab on fyb.umd.edu! Or copy this link: https://youtu.be/k_MrNOkrWmM
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Want to stay up to date on current events related to "What the Eyes Don't See"? Check out our "In the News" section of o...
10/19/2021

Want to stay up to date on current events related to "What the Eyes Don't See"? Check out our "In the News" section of our Resources page on fyb.umd.edu!
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It’s not too late to register for our Oct. 14 Conversation with First Year Book Author Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha! https://g...
10/12/2021

It’s not too late to register for our Oct. 14 Conversation with First Year Book Author Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha!

https://go.umd.edu/TaS

Today we honor  . Through their resilience and history, the indigenous community has contributed to our world and societ...
10/11/2021

Today we honor . Through their resilience and history, the indigenous community has contributed to our world and society today.

The First Year Book committee is now accepting nominations for the 2022-2023 First Year Book! Like our past books, we ar...
10/11/2021

The First Year Book committee is now accepting nominations for the 2022-2023 First Year Book! Like our past books, we are looking for books relating to current events & important issues for the University community to discuss. To submit a nomination, please click the link in our bio and fill out the form!

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