Freshmen entering the University of Tennessee this fall will find they have at least one thing in common with their classmates. Under a new program called Life of the Mind, all first-year students will be required to read "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride. During the freshman Welcome Week they will participate in one-hour discussion sessions about the book, led by faculty volunteers from a variety of academic disciplines. "The Life of the Mind program is a superb opportunity for the University to acquaint new freshmen students with some of our...