Three Books

Stanford’s Three Books program, one of the signature elements of New Student Orientation (NSO), has transitioned into the COLLEGE curriculum, with one book each quarter being integrated into the COLLEGE courses offered that quarter. The books and their accompanying events remain open to all undergraduate first-year and transfer students, as well as those who choose to enroll in the COLLEGE courses to which a book is assigned.

Three Books 2024-2025

Autumn

Open, the autobiography of American tennis champion Andre Agassi, is assigned to the fall COLLEGE course Why College? Your Education and the Good Life. In the book, Agassi recounts his ascent to the pinnacle of his sport, but also his ambivalence toward his success and struggle to find fulfillment outside of tennis.

Winter

In On Juneteenth, Annette Gordon-Reed combines personal memoir and state history to show how she has found a place for herself in the story of Texas. COLLEGE 102 students can engage with it as an example of the contested belonging at the heart of citizenship.

Spring

TBD

Three Books Archive

Curious to know what books we've hosted in previous years? Check out our Three Books Archive for a list of all past books and their authors!