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Campus Community Book Project

Promoting Dialogue. Building Community

This Year's Book

Events and News

Explore events, news, and curated materials inspired by the latest book and its theme. Dive into articles, videos, and tools designed to deepen understanding and foster meaningful dialogue.
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Ready to Turn the Page... Together?

The Campus Community Book Project is more than just reading—it’s about coming together in dialogue. Through events and discussions, we connect as a community to explore the book’s themes, share perspectives, and engage in meaningful conversations that inspire understanding and action. 

Campus Community Book Project Upcoming Events

Book spines of the Campus Community Book Project selections from 2002 to 2025

When the Vulnerable are Demonized, We All Lose

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project

  • Oct 20, 2025 @ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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  • Virtual
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Book spines of the Campus Community Book Project selections from 2002 to 2025

Crossing Paths: Art and Memoir in Conversation

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project and the Manetti Shrem Museum

  • Nov 4, 2025 @ 4:30pm - 6:00pm
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  • Manetti Shrem Museum
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Book spines of the Campus Community Book Project selections from 2002 to 2025

Interprofessional Book Club Discusses Solito: A Memoir (Session 1)

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

  • Dec 12, 2025 @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Link
  • Virtual
  • Event Details
Book spines of the Campus Community Book Project selections from 2002 to 2025

Interprofessional Book Club Discusses Solito: A Memoir (Session 2)

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

  • Jan 23, 2026 @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Link
  • Virtual
  • Event Details
Book spines of the Campus Community Book Project selections from 2002 to 2025

Interprofessional Book Club Discusses Solito: A Memoir (Session 3)

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project and Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing

  • Feb 20, 2026 @ 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Link
  • Virtual
  • Event Details
Book spines of the Campus Community Book Project selections from 2002 to 2025

Mondavi Center Presents: Javier Zamora (Campus Community Book Project)

⭐️ Presented by the Campus Community Book Project and Mondavi Center

  • Mar 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm - 9:00pm
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Author Visit

Tue, Mar 10, 2026 @ 7:30pm | Mondavi Center

Mondavi Center Presents: Javier Zamora, Campus Community Book Project

More information and tickets here

 

Questions?

For more information about the Book Project, including information about past books, visit the Book Project archive, subscribe to the Book Project mailing list or contact ccbp@ucdavis.edu.
 

The Book Project volunteer committees are comprised of students, staff, faculty and community members. This year’s book was chosen after a review and deliberation process of over 50 nominations. Anyone may join the Book Project Selection and Program Planning Committees. Learn more about the Book Project volunteer committees.

 

What’s the Latest Chapter?

Explore the latest updates and stories from the Campus Community Book Project (CCBP). From featured books to program highlights, the news feed keeps you informed about this initiative that promotes dialogue and builds community through shared reading and events.
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Javier Zamora’s ‘Solito: A Memoir’ is 24th Selection

  • by UC Davis Staff
  • June 24, 2025
  • Community Engagement

The UC Davis Campus Community Book Project has selected Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora as its 2025–26 title, aligning with the theme of belonging. The bestselling memoir recounts Zamora’s harrowing 3,000-mile journey from El Salvador to the United States at just 9 years old, traveling alone to reunite with his parents.

Dynamo logo. Ending unequal treatment. Headshot photos of Ruth Shims, Alice Popejoy, Erik Fernandez y Garcia and  Carolina Reyes.

UC Davis Experts Reflect on Two Decades of Health Equity

  • by Sarah Colwell
  • January 17, 2025
  • Expression & Understanding
  • Health for All
The panel of experts explored the findings of the newly released "Ending Unequal Treatment: Strategies to Achieve Equitable Health Care and Optimal Health for All" report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The overarching focus of this virtual event—health equity and justice—is the theme of this year’s Campus Community Book Project.
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‘Weathering’ is New Book Project Title on Health Equity

  • by Cody Kitaura
  • June 14, 2024
  • Expression & Understanding
  • Community Engagement
  • Expression & Understanding
  • Health for All
The next book project title is Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society, by Arline T. Geronimus, a professor at the University of Michigan’s School of Public Health. It is part of this year’s theme, health equity and justice, and will guide discussions, lectures and other events, culminating in a campus visit by the author on March 5.

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