Multicultural Affairs Book Club
At Baylor University, we believe leadership is not only learned — it is shaped by the voices we choose to hear. The Multicultural Affairs Book Club has evolved to intentionally center leadership development through the lens of diverse authors and perspectives.
Our Book Club now focuses on works that explore leadership, influence, identity, resilience, and service — all written by authors whose lived experiences bring depth and nuance to what leadership looks like in different communities and contexts. By engaging diverse voices, students examine how culture, background, faith, and experience inform the ways people lead, serve, and create change.
Selections may include memoirs from transformational leaders, research-based texts on inclusive leadership, or narratives that highlight grassroots impact and community-driven change. The common thread is clear: leadership is multifaceted, and there is no single story that defines it.
Through guided discussion, participants are invited to:
Reflect on their own leadership styles and values
Consider how identity shapes leadership practice
Engage real-world challenges through thoughtful dialogue
Learn from leaders whose journeys may look different from their own
The MA Book Club creates space for authentic conversation — not performative answers. Students wrestle with big questions:
What does courageous leadership require?
How do we lead across difference?
What does servant leadership look like in action?
The evolution of the Multicultural Affairs Book Club reflects Baylor’s commitment to developing principled leaders prepared to thrive in today's world. Students are not only reading about leadership — they are cultivating it within themselves, grounded in empathy, cultural awareness, and integrity.
The Multicultural Affairs Book Club is more than a discussion group. It is a leadership incubator where students grow intellectually, personally, and communally. Through every book and every conversation, participants are reminded that leadership is strengthened when it is informed by a wide range of voices and experiences.
If you are interested in joining the MA Book Club, please click here to register!
For more information, please contact Priscilla_Serrato@baylor.edu
Past reads:
Fall 2025:
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Fall 2024:
Biting the Hand by Julia Lee
Spring 2024:
Solito by Javier Zomara
Fall 2023:
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza
Fall 2022:
When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
Spring 2022
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
Fall 2021:
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Spring 2021:
All You Can Ever Know by Nicole Chung
Fall 2020:
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Spring 2020:
American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by America Ferrera
Fall 2019:
Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
Spring 2019:
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Fall 2018:
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Spring 2018:
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez