North America is linguistically diverse and was home to more than 300 languages prior to the arrival of Europeans; since the arrival of Europeans, over half of these languages have gone extinct. This course examines the languages currently and historically spoken by the indigenous peoples of North America, focusing on linguistic diversity and language endangerment, preservation, and revitalization.

This seminar focuses on one of the world’s largest and most economically vibrant regions, Northeast Asia. Organized around a series of core themes in comparative politics—political economy, state-society relations, democratic transition and consolidation, and electoral politics—the course will compare domestic politics in Japan, South Korea, China, and Taiwan. In addition to gaining regional expertise, students will learn to conduct original research in comparative politics.

This one-credit course focuses on the preparation and presentation of creative work for broad and public audiences. Craft talks by creative writing faculty supplement readings on organizing and polishing manuscripts, submitting work for publication, and reading work for audiences. Students will meet individually with writers in their chosen genre and will rehearse, with feedback, for the required public presentation of their work to complete the capstone requirement for the Creative Writing Emphasis in the English major.

Independent work in biochemistry can be conducted with any member of the biochemistry committee and, upon approval, also with other members of the biological sciences and chemistry departments and program in neuroscience and behavior.

Independent work in biochemistry can be conducted with any member of the biochemistry committee and, upon approval, also with other members of the biological sciences and chemistry departments and program in neuroscience and behavior.

For dressage riders at the high intermediate and advanced levels who are interested in a once-per-week riding class. Riders will work to confidently influence horses at all three gaits and perform dressage movements with the correct application and timing of the aids.