For students interested in philosophical or ethical debates, current events, and religion, the Writing Program offers seminars that focus on these themes.
Recent topics offered in this area include:
- Applied Ethics
- Asians Are People of Color
- Commerce and Character
- Educated Electorate
- Education and Work
- Family Politics
- The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath
- The Hidden Curriculum: Investigating Education Inequity and Disciplinary Discrimination
- Holidays, Diasporas, and United States Culture
- Time, Tempo, and Power in American Culture
- Representations of Jews and Judaism on Contemporary American Television