Great Books Summer Program

For our 25th Anniversary year, Great Books is looking back! Meet Great Books Alumni, Andrew Sanchez, PhD! Dr. Andrew Sanchez is now co-founder and CEO of AI music platform Udio. Andrew earned his DPhil at the University of Oxford where he studied the future of work and basic income as an Ertegun Scholar. He has lectured at the World Basic Income Congress, at the University of Cambridge, and his work was included in a book chapter on the intellectual history of basic income. He is a graduate of Oxford, Harvard, and Phillips Academy and is the recipient of Clarendon and von Clemm scholarships. Andrew was a four-year Great Books camper, multi-year program assistant, and joins us as a faculty member leading this summer’s new Critical Thinking for Entrepreneurship & Innovation Program on the Stanford campus. Are you a Great Books Summer Program alum? Share YOUR favorite Great Books memories and connect with us today by visiting https://greatbookssummer.com/reconnect-with-great-books/

Happy Birthday to an author of Mythic proportions, Rick Riordan (June 5th, 1964)!🎉📚 Best-selling author of Mythology-based middle grades series such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, the Kane Chronicles, and many more, Rick Riordan knows that reading great books can lead to the greatest adventures of all⚔️🌊⚡

📚✈️ No passport required for a global summer experience! Great Books Online connects students across continents for unforgettable discussions, learning, and fun! 💻✨ Live online classes times for students in North America/Europe and similar time zones (beginning July 5th) as well as programs timed for Asia (beginning July 19th). Register today to bring Great Books directly to your home!

📚⏳ Spots are filling FAST for an unforgettable summer with Great Books! This is your reminder to register before sessions fill up 👀 Get ready for big ideas, new friendships, late-night discussions, games, campus adventures, and a summer you'll remember long after it ends ☀️📖 Don’t wait until it’s too late, secure your spot today! Visit our website to inquire about available programs

For our 25th Anniversary year, Great Books is looking back! Meet Great Books Alumni and Mechanical Engineer, Eric Yufeng Wu! Eric was an international student from Beijing when he attended Great Books Summer Program. After Great Books, he went on to receive his MS in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Tufts University. A former UCLA Robotics and Mechanisms Lab researcher, and Formlabs intern, Eric is the winner of the Samsung 2023 Research American A1 Inventor Award and the 2021 President’s Award. Are you a Great Books Summer Program alum? Share YOUR favorite Great Books memories and connect with us today by visiting https://greatbookssummer.com/reconnect-with-great-books/

This Memorial Day, we reflect on the true meaning of sacrifice and gratitude. As John F. Kennedy reminds us, appreciation is not just spoken, it’s lived. Take time today to remember, to honor, and to carry their legacy forward❤️🤍💙

🕵️‍♂️🔍 The game is afoot! Celebrate Sherlock Holmes Day this May 22 by honoring the legendary detective and the brilliant mind behind him, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Whether you’re revisiting a classic mystery or discovering Holmes for the first time, today is the perfect day to follow the clues and get lost in a great adventure!

For our 25th Anniversary year, Great Books is looking back! Meet Great Books Alumni, Trevor Atkins! Trevor is a graduate of Union College in Schenectady, New York and was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Language and Communication Technologies scholarship from 2020-2022. He currently works at Rakuten in Tokyo, Japan as a Data Analyst. Are you a Great Books Summer Program alum? Share YOUR favorite Great Books memories and connect with us today by visiting https://greatbookssummer.com/reconnect-with-great-books/

For our 25th Anniversary year, Great Books is looking back! Meet Great Books Alumni, Dan Siegelman! Dan was a 2-year camper at Great Books Summer Program who returned for four summers as a Program Assistant on our Amherst campus. Dan went on to study History and Political Science at Swarthmore College and is now a business development specialist at an AmLaw 100 law firm. Are you a Great Books Summer Program alum? Share YOUR favorite Great Books memories and connect with us today by visiting https://greatbookssummer.com/reconnect-with-great-books/