The Hilbert College Reads program is a common intellectual reading experience that engages students and creates a sense of community through cross-disciplinary conversations.
Every year, the Hilbert College Reads committee selects a text and invites the author to present on campus. This event is open to the local community.
“The Lightless Sky” by Gulwali Passarlay is the
2018-2019 All Hilbert College Reads selection.
In The Lightless Sky, Gulwali recalls his remarkable experience and offers a firsthand look at one of the most pressing issues of our time: the modern refugee crisis—the worst displacement of millions of men, women, and children in generations. Few, like Gulwali, make it to a country that offers the chance of freedom and opportunity. A celebration of courage and determination, The Lightless Sky is a poignant account of an exceptional human being who is today an ardent advocate of democracy—and a reminder of our responsibilities to those caught in terrifying and often deadly circumstances beyond their control.
Gulwali Passarlay is scheduled to speak on October 16, 2018 in the Swan Auditorium at 7 p.m.