This class will explore our latent assumptions about schooling in the context of our pervasively digitalized society. In what ways can digital technologies exacerbate or challenge extant power hierarchies both in the classroom and in the world beyond the classroom.

This course will explore the influence of nature on learning through poetry, music, literature, history, science and human development.

Survey of social, political and cultural change in the Middle East from the rise of the Ottoman Empire around 1300 to the present. Topics include the impact on the Middle East of the shift in world trade from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic; social, political, and cultural change; Ottoman and European relations; imperialism and revolution; World War I and the peace settlement; state formation; and the rise of nationalism and religious fundamentalism. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

Survey of social, political and cultural change in the Middle East from the rise of the Ottoman Empire around 1300 to the present. Topics include the impact on the Middle East of the shift in world trade from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic; social, political, and cultural change; Ottoman and European relations; imperialism and revolution; World War I and the peace settlement; state formation; and the rise of nationalism and religious fundamentalism. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

Survey of social, political and cultural change in the Middle East from the rise of the Ottoman Empire around 1300 to the present. Topics include the impact on the Middle East of the shift in world trade from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic; social, political, and cultural change; Ottoman and European relations; imperialism and revolution; World War I and the peace settlement; state formation; and the rise of nationalism and religious fundamentalism. (Gen.Ed. HS, G)

Should higher education be free? Your answer to this question likely depends on your class background and decision to pursue higher education. In this course, we will discuss ideas of how social class and systems of higher education in the United States are shaped by socioeconomic factors.

This first year seminar explores how popular culture influences and it is influenced by the work and culture of schools in the United States. It does so by examining the rhetorical power of pop culture and how pop culture texts (e.g. songs, videos, TV shows, TV series, etc.) influence us to believe and act in certain ways.

Climate change, extractive economies of scale, and population shifts are compounding the collapse of biocultural diversity around the world. Rural communities in developing countries are increasingly vulnerable: the loss of natural resources upon which these communities rely so closely, and the erosion of traditional ecological knowledge are threatening their food and water security. This course will take a multi-disciplinary approach to this topic, with a focus on the importance of mainstreaming gender.

This exploration of historical methodologies aims to help students learn to locate, evaluate and synthesize primary sources. Students in this course undertake original primary source research through a detailed semester-long investigation of a single historical event. Topics vary by instructor.