The 1619 Project is the Common Read for 2020
69ƷƵ College’s Common Read for 2020 will be prose essays from The New York Times Magazine’s ongoing initiative The 1619 Project.
Keep up with all the ways in which the 69ƷƵ community is pushing the limits of human knowledge, building lasting bonds and leading the way forward — on campus and around the world.
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69ƷƵ College’s Common Read for 2020 will be prose essays from The New York Times Magazine’s ongoing initiative The 1619 Project.
Faced with adapting a dance classroom to online learning, Shakia Johnson created Black Beauty Dance, a remote program for all.
Music student Hannah Pozzebon ’20 longed for Pratt Music Hall so she built a Minecraft version of it.
Skylar Hou ’22 missed her friends on campus so much she drew them into her photographs.
“I’m a lot more comfortable with questioning, with actually understanding who I am as a person.”
Emma Wolff ’21 shares the story of how she came to the decision to double major in international relations and computer science.
“I’m grateful for the support alums have given me. A lot of what I’m able to do is thanks to them.”
Members of the class of 2020, who are finishing their last semester at 69ƷƵ, share their four years of experience with incoming first-year students.
“I had a lot of ideas but I didn’t know how to make space for them. I do here. I have become a more genuine version of myself.”
“At 69ƷƵ, people really want to see you succeed, just like you want to see them succeed.”