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What comes to mind when you think of the post office? Is it the unique beauty of a stamp, the thrill of an awaited delivery, or an iconic blue collect ...  View More

This course introduces the key philosophical concepts (meditation practices, and rituals) that have defined Buddhist traditions in India and beyond. W ...  View More

How does one honor the legacy of parents who survived the Holocaust while at the same time recognizing the ripples of the inherited trauma they experi ...  View More

In this course, we will explore the internal stories we tell ourselves and the external stories we tell others. Our internal stories define us, and ou ...  View More

Using Dr. Espín’s memoir of childhood and adolescence, which was the recipient of the San Diego Book Award in 2021, we will discuss the Cuban politica ...  View More

Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is often misunderstood as a boy's adventure book or merely a dialogue on race. Instead, this classic novel ...  View More

Artists use color to create an array of symbolism, emotions, and sociopolitical meanings within the context of the time period in which they created t ...  View More

In this course, we will document the fertile interaction between minorities that transformed not only 20th century music but the entire entertainment ...  View More

Vietnam, viewed by many as a turning point between old and new approaches to war, raised many questions about the role of superpowers, asymmetrical re ...  View More

For more than two years, the James Webb Space Telescope, orbiting a million miles from Earth in the deep freeze of space, has sent back remarkable inf ...  View More

We share the earth with birds who live among us, yet they remain mysterious. In this course, we will examine the fascinating characteristics, habits, ...  View More

Evolution. Vaccines. Global Warming. Regardless of one’s choice of news media, it is nearly impossible to navigate today’s information-heavy world wit ...  View More