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University College announces the first Buffalo State Common Reading. This year’s reading, “Colonial Memory and the Crime of Rhetoric: Pedro Albizu Campos,” by Victor Villanueva, will be the focus of events throughout the term. The article addresses issues of academic and cultural identity, and explores the power of rhetoric and the risks and rewards of giving voice. The author will speak on campus at 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 28, in Rockwell Hall.

Villanueva, professor and head of the Department of English at Auburn University, was declared “Rhetorician of the Year” in 1999 by the Young Rhetoricians Conference, and he received the Conference on College Composition and Communication Exemplar Award in 2009. His book Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color has been recognized with two national awards.

All freshmen have participated in orientation activities that addressed the themes of the article. The article will also be highlighted in all CWP courses and BSC 101. All faculty members are invited to involve their courses in the Common Reading initiative. The article, supplementary materials, and videos connecting the reading to the disciplines can be accessed through the BSC 101 Foundations of Inquiry Faculty Resources link on ANGEL by  clicking on Common Reading. A calendar of associated events will be updated throughout the term. The full text of the article is available to all Buffalo State students via the E. H. Butler Library databases.