HON101

This course is interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and geared toward debate and dialogue. Students explore unexpected topics and learn to analyze from a variety of perspectives including race, class, gender, and sexuality. The course is designed to further develop students' critical thinking, writing, and oral presentation skills. It also connects first year students to a larger, intellectually curious community through special events. Topics vary widely but connect to contemporary questions and problems. The course offers a seminar discussion led by College President Michael Alexander. Past topics have included: cultural notions of bodies and body art; graphic novels; sex and death; telling life stories; truth, terror, love, and lies; and uses and abuses of science and technology. Honors 101 substitutes for First Year Seminar, which is required of all students not eligible for HON101. Restricted to Honors Program students only.