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First-Year Experience

The FYE is a comprehensive program designed to integrate incoming freshmen academically and socially into the Loyola learning environment.  All freshmen participate in a common reading program with a book based on issues centered on social justice, which is followed by small group discussions, a “Meet the Author” lecture, and other activities, such as plays based on the book. The book’s theme has become the centerpiece of numerous other projects and events on campus.

Jonathon Kozol speaking at Loyola
World-famous author and sociologist, Jonathon Kozol, 2004 First-year experience speaker.