Dec 23, 2021
Students Showcase the Many Moods of Coffee
After learning about the history, science, and economics of coffee, students turned into baristas, serving up their own caffeinated creations.
First-Year Seminar
Aug 27, 2019
New Students Delight in Community Reading
Prof. John Shaw led new students in discussion about the community reading, The Book of Delights, a collection of short essays by award-winning poet Ross…
Mar 8, 2019
Science of Fun
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson A soda can dipped in ice water instantly crumples. Fifth-graders observing the demonstration gasp with shock. The student…
Jan 28, 2019
The Class: “Understanding Happiness”
What’s it about? Why does the smell of chocolate chip cookies, the arrival of a loved one, or the sight of a puppy scampering across the Quad make you…
Jan 24, 2019
The Class: “The 1960s: Causes and Effects”
The gist: The 1960s is one of the most interesting, controversial, and discussed decades of the 20th century. The music, social changes, moon landing,…
Jan 7, 2019
The Class: “Bread”
By Bill Landauer What’s it about? Whether it’s the bag of Wonder you find on the grocery shelf or the marble rye your grandmother baked, bread sops…
Dec 27, 2018
The Class: “The Year 1971-72 in Music, Art, and Literature”
By Bill Landauer Take us there: The war in Vietnam is hurtling toward its ambiguous end. The nation is still bruised from the Kent State massacre the year…
Dec 5, 2018
The Class: “Psychology and the Media”
The gist: It can be tricky to navigate a media-saturated world, where a constant stream of information is carefully crafted to influence and shape beliefs…
Dec 5, 2018
Exploring First-Year Seminars
By Stephen Wilson How do professors teach college students to write? Or for that matter to form a mindset of intellectual curiosity? For Suzanne Westfall…
Dec 4, 2018
Teaching Happiness
Story and photos by Stephen Wilson Question: What is happier than an eight-year-old the day after Halloween? Answer: Not much. But third-graders visited…