PLEASE NOTE: This course begins on Monday September 11, and ends with a mandatory class meeting during finals week, December 11. This class requires students to work at one state park or forest of their choice for the entire semester. While a... more

Textual scholar D.F. McKenzie famously asserted that "forms effect meaning." What does this mean? That the physical form that a text takes -- whether a stone tablet, scroll, manuscript, printed flyer, or ebook -- contributes to and is in fact an... more

The Rise, the Fall, and the Opportunity of Higher Education in America is designed for students who are interested in higher education and more importantly interested in how educational institutions respond to challenges and opportunities.... more

When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from nonexperts? What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? Neuroscience... more

ONLINE Creative nonfiction (CNF) is a distinctive form of literature and an evolving discipline that is grounded in verifiable truth using the literary techniques often found in fiction. It is a broad and flexible medium which includes forms as... more

Textual scholar D.F. McKenzie famously asserted that "forms effect meaning." What does this mean? That the physical form that a text takes -- whether a stone tablet, scroll, manuscript, printed flyer, or ebook -- contributes to and is in fact an... more

The question of sustainability is inherently quantitative: How do we shepherd our resources, natural and human-made -- even intangible ones, such as health -- so as not to deplete them? How can we -- indeed, can we -- allow for economic growth and... more

When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from nonexperts? What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? Neuroscience... more

ONLINE In Understanding Contemporary American Politics in 2023, students will learn how to read the political press skeptically and how to write critically about American politics. Along the way, the course will touch on electoral history,... more

ONLINE The late 1980s and early 1990s not only saw the downfall of communism and the establishment of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe. It also rang in a short period of geopolitical optimism. The 40-year long superpower rivalry seemed to... more

The Rise, the Fall, and the Opportunity of Higher Education in America is designed for students who are interested in higher education and more importantly interested in how educational institutions respond to challenges and opportunities.... more

When do infants begin to learn? How do experts learn and how is this different from nonexperts? What can teachers and schools do -- with curricula, classroom settings, and teaching methods -- to help children learn most effectively? Neuroscience... more