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No Impact Man
by Colin Beavan

• Atlantic Cape Community College (NJ)
• Bowling Green State University
• Cleveland State University
• Des Moines Area Community College
• Florida State College, Jacksonville
• Illinois Wesleyan University
• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Johnson & Wales University (RI)
• Loyola University, Chicago
• Northern Arizona University
• Ohio State University
• Rollins College (FL)
• Texas State University
• University of Arkansas
• University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• University of North Carolina, Wilmington
• University of South Carolina
• University of Texas, Austin
• University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

The Good Soldiers
by David Finkel

• American University (DC)
• Century College (MN)
• Kalamazoo College (MI)

Nickel and Dimed
by Barbara Ehrenreich

• Adelphi University (NY)
• Appalachian State University (NC)
• Ashland University (OH)
• Ball State University (IN)
• Baruch College (NY)
• Boston University
• Bridgewater State College (MA)
• Bryant University (RI)
• California State University, Bakersfield
• California State University, Northridge
• Central Methodist College (MO)
• Colgate University (NY)
• College of New Jersey
• Colorado College
• Duquesne University (PA)
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Eastern Michigan University
• Elon University (NC)
• Fairfield University (CT)
• Florida Atlantic University
• Francis Marion University (SC)
• Illinois College
• Illinois Wesleyan University
• Indiana State University
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Indiana University, South Bend
• Ivy Tech Community College (IN)
• Lehigh University (PA)
• LeMoyne College (NY)
• Lincoln University (MO)
• Lone Star College-CyFair (TX)
• Loyola Marymount University (CA)
• Loyola University (LA)
• Madonna University (MI)
• Mansfield University (PA)
• Miami University at Ohio
• Montana State University, Bozeman
• Montgomery College (MD)
• Mount Holyoke College (MA)
• Mount Union College (OH)
• Mt. Saint Mary College (NY)
• Murray State University (KY)
• Nazareth College (NY)
• New Mexico State University
• Niagara University (NY)
• Northern Arizona University
• Northern Kentucky University
• Oakland University (MI)
• Ohio Northern University
• Ohio State University
• Ohio University
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton
• Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington
• Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill
• Rockhurst University (MO)
• Rollins College (FL)
• Rutgers University (NJ)
• Saint Francis University (PA)
• San Diego State University
• San Jose State University
• Seton Hall University (NJ)
• Seton Hill University (PA)
• Siena College (NY)
• Slippery Rock University (PA)
• Smith College (MA)
• Southern Oregon University
• Springfield College (MA)
• State Fair Community College (MO)
• SUNY, Brockport
• SUNY, Buffalo
• SUNY, Geneseo
• SUNY, LaGuardia Community College
• Texas Lutheran University
• The Taft School (CT)
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• University of Missouri, Columbia
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• University of Tampa
• University of Toledo
• University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
• University of Wisconsin, Marathon County
• University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
• Virginia Commonwealth University
• Washburn University (KS)
• Western New England College (MA)
• Windward Community College (HI)
• Wright State University (OH)

A Long Way Gone
by Ishmael Beah

• Adams State College (CO)
• Ball State University (IN)
• Boston University
• Central College (IA)
• Coastal Carolina University (SC)
• College of Wooster (OH)
• Columbus State University (GA)
• Community College of Baltimore County
• Cushing Academy (MA)
• Durham Technical Community College (NC)
• Eastern Kentucky University
• Florida Community College, Jacksonville
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• Grand Valley State University (MI)
• Greensboro College (NC)
• Gwynedd-Mercy College (PA)
• Henderson State University (AR)
• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Iowa Lakes Community College
• Johnson State College (VT)
• Juniata College (PA)
• Kennesaw State University (GA)
• Millersville University (PA)
• Morningside College (IA)
• New York Institute of Technology
• Northern Arizona University
• Otterbein College (OH)
• Ramapo College (NJ)
• Richard Stockton College (NJ)
• Roger Williams University (RI)
• Stonehill College (MA)
• SUNY, Brockport
• SUNY, Buffalo
• SUNY, Old Westbury
• SUNY, Potsdam
• Syracuse University (NY)
• Texas A&M International University
• University of Akron
• University of Iowa
• University of Maine
• University of North Carolina, Greensboro
• University of North Carolina, Wilmington/University College
• University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
• University of Tennessee
• University of Toledo
• University of Utah, Logan
• University of Vermont
• University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
• Utah State University
• Valparaiso University (IN)
• Washburn University (KS)
• Webster University (MO)
• Wright State University

This I Believe
Edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman

• Aquinas College (MI)
• Barry University (FL)
• Bowling Green State University (OH)*
• Bucknell University (PA)
• Cathedral High School (MA)
• Central Washington University
• Cedar Crest College (PA)
• Coker College (SC)
• College of DuPage (IL)
• Columbus State University (GA)
• Concord University (WV)
• Craven Community College (NC)
• Dakota Wesleyan University (SD)
• Dominican College (NY)
• Eastern Illinois University
• Elmhurst College (IL)
• Endicott College (MA)
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida State University
• Jacksonville State University (AL)
• Kent State University (OH)*
• Lindsey Wilson College (KY)
• Louisburg College (NC)
• Louisiana Tech University
• Loyola University, Chicago
• Northern Kentucky University
• Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)
• Seton Hall University (NJ)
• Seton Hill University (PA)
• Shepherd University (WV)
• Shorter University (GA)
• Springfield College (MA)
• Stonehill College (MA)
• SUNY, Binghamton
• Tufts University
• University of Central Arkansas, Honors College
• University of Dayton
• University of Louisiana, Monroe
• Washburn University (KS)
• William Paterson University (NJ)
• William Woods University (MO)

* This I Believe adopted for two consecutive years

This I Believe II
Edited by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman

• Aquinas College (MI)
• Barry University (FL)
• Eastern Illinois University
• Endicott College (MA)
• Longwood University (VA)
• Miami University at Ohio
• Middlesex Community College (MA)
• Northern Illinois University
• University of Dayton
• University of Wisconsin, Parkside
• Virginia Tech

The Blue Sweater
by Jacqueline Novogratz

• Peace College (NC)
• University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Picking Cotton
by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino & Ronald Cotton with Erin Torneo

• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• North Carolina Central University
• East Carolina University (NC)
• Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)

The World is Flat, Release 3.0
by Thomas L. Friedman

• Highline Community College (WA)
• Lawrence Technical University (MI)
• Morningside College (IA)
• University of Evansville (IL)
• University of Louisiana, Monroe
• University of Maryland
• Windward Community College (HI)

Hot, Flat, and Crowded, Release 2.0
by Thomas L. Friedman

• George Washington University
• Northwestern University
• School of Business Administration, University of Evansville (IN)
• Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University (TN)

Field Notes from a Catastrophe
by Elizabeth Kolbert

• Arcadia University (PA)
• Ball State University (IN)
• Benedictine University (IL)
• Century College (MN)
• Concordia College (MN)
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Linfield College (OR)
• Montana State University
• Mount Holyoke College (MA)
• Pennsylvania State, Delaware County
• Rice University (TX)
• Saint Michael’s College (VT)
• Samford University (AL)
• St. Mary’s College of Maryland
• SUNY, Albany
• SUNY, Oswego
• Trinity College (CT)
• Tulane University (LA)
• University of Alabama, Birmingham
• University of Washington
• Vassar College (NY)
• Washington University (MO)

Deep Economy
by Bill McKibben

• Bates College (ME)
• Benedictine University
• Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Ohio Wesleyan University
• Piedmont College (GA)
• Rivier College (NH)
• Rochester Institute of Technology (NY)
• University of Idaho
• University of Texas, Arlington
• University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

Night
by Elie Wiesel
Translation by Marion Wiesel

• Appalachian State University (NC)
• Ball State University (IN)
• Bridgewater State College (MA)
• Cabrini College (PA)
• Eckerd College (FL)
• Elmira College (NY)
• Frank Phillips College (TX)
• Loras College (IA)
• McKendree University (IL)
• Meredith College (NC)
• Miami University at Ohio
• Ohio State University
• Pulaski Technical College (AR)
• Saint Peter’s College (NJ)
• Temple University (PA)
• Texas State University, San Marcos
• West Texas A&M University

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
by Anne Fadiman

• California State University, Chico
• College of the Pacific (CA)
• Columbia University (NY)
• Drew University Medical School
• Elmira College (NY)
• Hamline University (MN)
• Howard Community College (MD)
• James Madison University (VA)
• Meredith College (NC)
• Moravian College (PA)
• Mount Holyoke College (MA)
• Oakland Community College (MI)
• Ohio State University
• Portland State University
• Southern Methodist University (TX)
• University of Alabama, Birmingham
• University of Pittsburgh Medical School
• Wartburg College (IA)
• Wheaton College (IL)

Soul of a Citizen
by Paul Loeb

• Allegheny College (PA)
• Barry University (FL)
• Bates College (ME)
• Butte Community College (CA)
• Concordia University (IL)
• Drexel University (PA)
• Eckerd College (FL)
• Elizabethtown College (PA)
• Georgia Southern University
• Greensboro College (NC)
• Hiram College (OH)
• Kansas Wesleyan University
• Kennesaw State University (GA)
• Kings College (PA)
• Mercer University (GA)
• Millikin University (IL)
• Rollins College (FL)
• Roosevelt University (IL)
• Southern Vermont College
• Southwest Minnesota State University
• St. Martin’s College (WA)
• St. Thomas University (MN)
• SUNY, New Paltz
• Texas A&M University
• Tusculum College (TN)
• University of Tampa
• University of the Pacific (CA)
• West Georgia State University
• Western New England College (MA)

Choosing Civility
by P. M. Forni

• Frank Phillips College (TX)
• Grand Rapids Community College (MI)
• Howard Community College (MD)
• Kalamazoo Valley Community College (MI)
• Lynn University (FL)
• Mount Union College (OH)
• Muskingum College (OH)
• New York Institute of Technology
• Occidental College (CA)
• Penn State Berks
• San Diego Mesa College
• Southern Utah State University*
• Spelman College (GA)
• St. Cloud State University (MN)
• SUNY, Potsdam
• University of West Georgia

List updated on April 24, 2012