Newbury College is pleased to be hosting New York Times Bestselling Author, Wes Moore, on Thursday, October 27th at 5pm in the Student Auditorium. This event is free to the public.
Wes Moore escaped a rough-and-tumble childhood to become a model of achievement and success. Just after he learned he had won a Rhodes Scholarship in late 2000, he also learned about another Wes Moore, who would soon be sentenced to life in prison. Wes Moore, author of The Other Wes Moore, tells the story of two kids both named Wes Moore who were born blocks apart within a year of each other. Both grew up fatherless in similar Baltimore neighborhoods and had difficult childhoods; both hung out on street corners with their crews; both ran into trouble with the police. How, then, did one grow up to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader, while the other ended up a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?
Newbury College first-year students read The Other Wes Moore over the summer as their common reader for orientation and first year seminar. They will be spending the first semester discussing the book and the important life lessons that Moore learns throughout his journey. Moore's visit to Newbury is an exciting culmination to their discussion of the book.