The 2025-2026 VCU Common Book

The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman is the 2025-26 VCU Common Book! 

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The Common Book Mission

The Common Book is intended to create the opportunity for VCU students, faculty, staff, and community partners to read a common text and share in pivotal and transformative discussions.

The goal of the Common Book is to bring people together to discuss these issues and lay the groundwork for collaboration into collectively solving some of the biggest problems of our time.

Common Book Events

The Common Book program sponsors and hosts numerous events every year around the selected text. 2025-26 will be our most ambitious year yet, with events by several schools & colleges across both campuses throughout the entire academic year!

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