All undergraduate business majors at the Kelley School of Business on the IU Bloomington campus should read the chosen book during the summer before classes begin. Not only will you be able to fully engage with the wide range of events surrounding the book in the fall semester, but you’ll have something in common with your peers and Kelley faculty from the beginning.
Incoming Kelley Direct Admit students will receive a free copy of the Kelley Common Read book.
Told through touching conversations between friends, coworkers, and family members, in Callings, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents unforgettable stories from people doing work they love. From a mom telling her daughter about her bricklaying career to a father sharing his contributions to the space race as an aeromedical field tester, these stories are poignant and heartfelt intergenerational explorations into the journeys people take to find the jobs they are meant to do. Some found their paths at a very young age, others upturned their lives to change careers later in life. All discovered meaningful jobs where they could use their passions to find purpose in every day.
David Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and its parent company, Sound Portraits Productions. Over the past two decades his radio documentary work has won nearly every award in broadcasting, including five Peabody awards. David has also received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a MacArthur Fellowship, and a United States Artists Fellowship.
“Callings helps stir curiosity in us needed to keep an open mind about what a ‘career’ means to people. This year’s Common Read is a tribute to careers being more than just a salary—it should include passion, investment, and significance. These stories inspire all of us to strive for meaning in our lives, and as we take the next step into our futures, we hope to find a career that turns our passion into our purpose.”
Logan Tobery, BS’26Kelley Student Government President
A copy of the book will be sent to the permanent address on file with Indiana University. (To check what address we have on file, please login to One.IU and go to your Student Center account. The address listed under "Student Home" is the one we will use. Please make sure your address is current.) Books will begin shipping by the end of June. Please allow two weeks for shipping.
No. Books are only provided to students directly admitted to the Kelley School of Business.
At this time, books will only be provided to incoming Kelley Direct Admit students.
Yes. Incoming Kelley Direct Admit international students will be able to pick up their book when they arrive in Bloomington for orientation.
A benefit of the Kelley Common Read is that reading the book is something you can have in common with other incoming Kelley students. Reading the book is strongly encouraged.
Kelley makes each year’s selection centered on a topic outside typical classroom discussions, but still relevant for students of business.
Each year, the Kelley Common Read book is selected by a committee of Kelley faculty, staff, and student(s). They review numerous options. A variety of factors are considered and the committee members vote to determine the selection.
Being Heumann
by Judith Heumann
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life
by Lauren Markham
Born A Crime
by Trevor Noah
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson
Just Mercy was selected for the 2020 Common Read because of the relevant timing to many important discussions that are taking place on topics of equity and justice.
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson
Door to Door
by Edward Humes
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
The Circle
by Dave Eggers
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
by Katherine Boo
Outcasts United
by Warren St. John