These Common Reads authors are leading the conversation on critical thinking skills and paving the way for success.
A New York Times Editor’s Pick, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez‘s memoir My Side of the River reveals her experience as the U.S. born daughter of immigrants and what happened when, at fifteen, her parents were forced back to Mexico. Her talks recount her story of finding opportunity in the U.S. while also examining flaws in narratives that simplify and idealize the immigrant experience.
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Woo-kyoung Ahn is a psychology and reasoning expert and winner of the 2022 Lex Hixon Prize for teaching excellence, which is the highest honor in teaching at Yale University. Her book Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better presents key insights on how biases cause problems in daily life and how to overcome them. In her talks, Woo-kyoung Ahn educates audiences on how we can improve not just our own lives through better awareness of our biases but also the lives of everyone around us.
Alexandra Hudson is an award-winning writer and speaker and the author of The Soul of Civility: Timeless Principles to Heal Society and Ourselves. Nationally recognized as an expert on American civic renewal, Alexandra Hudson’s talks navigate how skills in civility are paramount to democracy, connection, and debate.
BRING TODAY'S GREAT VOICES TO YOUR EVENTS
(Left to right) Woo-kyoung Ahn, Madeline Ostrander, and Alexandra Hudson pose with their books. (Right) Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez presenting at the Macmillan FYE Author Lunch at the Annual Conference on the First-Year Experience.
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