‘Leadership in the Trenches’
A novel partnership of the Center for Experiential Learning and Bauer Leadership Center, both in Olin Business School, helps students gain much-in-demand leadership skills.
The intersection of technology and politics
Covering everything from social media to bitcoin to AI, a timely and all-too-topical political science course challenges students to think differently.
Hello Kitty, McDonald’s and K-pop
From West to East and back again, an Arts & Sciences course uses pop culture and food to examine East Asia and globalization.
Why we will always love Dolly
An Arts & Sciences course offers a deep dive into the transcendent career of Dolly Parton.
Saving forests and alleviating poverty
WashU sophomores work with villagers in rural Madagascar to conserve biodiversity.
Food for thought
Arts & Sciences’ undergraduate Spanish course “Not a Piece of Cake,” provides a taste of Latin American literature and history.
Crossing borders, bridging divides
Using novels and readings from all over the world, an Arts & Sciences course teaches students to look at the stories that exist on both sides of a geopolitical line.
‘You think, so you can dance’
In “The Neuroscience of Movement,” dancer and research scientist Elinor Harrison introduces students to the complex neural processes that allow us to coordinate thought, action and perception.
Evidence isn’t enough
In the undergraduate course “Beyond the Evidence,” students learn how science communication and moral worldviews intersect.
Kneeling in prayer and protest
Through the course “The Politics of Play and Protest: Religion and Sports in America,” students use religion and sports to examine American life.
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