![]() ![]() When presented with information about social issues, people usually assume the worst, Patch said. The main theme of the book is that as a society we tend to be more pessimistic when the fact of the matter is most things in the world aren’t as bad as we initially perceive. A book that allows students to either learn habits and behaviors, develop an attitude or learn some information about multiple issues that have global reach,” said Paula Patch, assistant director for first-year initiatives in the Elon Core Curriculum. “We look for a book that speaks to the moment. The Common Reading for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year is “Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World-and Why Things Are Better Than You Think” by Swedish physician Hans Rosling and his children, Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund, who finished the book after his passing in 2017. A tradition that’s been around for 30 years, Elon University has selected a book for the Common Reading program since 1992 that represents the core values of the institution for first-year students and will be used in first-year coursework throughout the year. ![]()
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