Reading remains a cornerstone of university education, yet many Common Core instructors report that student reading engagement is declining. To better understand the scope of this challenge and identify what works, we surveyed over 40 Common Core colleagues about their reading practices, communication strategies, accountability mechanisms, and perceived levels of student engagement. This one-hour workshop will open with a presentation of the key survey findings, including the challenges most commonly reported by colleagues and the practices that appear to make a difference. We will then hear from two colleagues with intensive reading experience in their classrooms: Ms. Nicole Tavares, who will share her use of Perusall as a social annotation tool to foster active reading before class, and Dr. David Villena, who will discuss the iterative adjustments he has made to his reading requirements and how these changes have shaped student engagement. The goal of this session is not to prescribe a single solution, but to learn from each other and leave with actionable ideas suited to each colleague’s context.