The College Announces New Curricular Initiatives in the Humanities
The two initiatives, Signature Courses and Course Clusters, will broaden opportunities for interdisciplinary study among undergraduates.
Department of English to Offer Undergraduate Major in Creative Writing
The Department of English Language and Literature will offer a new undergraduate major in creative writing, beginning in Autumn Quarter 2017. First-, second- and third-year students will have the option to major in creative writing, or take on a double major in creative writing and any major they wish to pursue, including English. A minor in English and creative writing also will be open to students outside those programs.
Biography Examines Political Motivations of Montaigne
Romance Languages and Literatures professor Philippe Desan claims scholars have a romanticized image of French philosopher’s solitary existence.
Transmedia Story Lab to Reframe Narratives of Chicago’s South Side
The Transmedia Story Lab (TSL) has been awarded a $110,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create a historical transmedia project that illustrates how a climate of structural violence has impacted the health and wellbeing of black adolescents on Chicago’s South Side.