Current Events in Historical Perspective
We often say that understanding history is essential for understanding the present, but what does that actually mean? This course takes today’s news as a
March 17, 2026
We often say that understanding history is essential for understanding the present, but what does that actually mean? This course takes today’s news as a
With its celebration of innovation, return on investment, and creative destruction, capitalism appears to be about the future. But it can be understood only by
The Nazi regime relied on long-standing strains of anti-Semitism as well as newer racial ideologies to gather support for their purposeful and highly systematic attempt
This course examines selected themes in the history of Europe, from the medieval period to the recent past. Major topics include the Renaissance, the Reformation,
There may be nothing more important to human beings than our ability to enshrine experience and recall it. While philosophers and poets have elevated memory
Heroin, “Oxy,” fentanyl, carfentanil. These drug names, along with names of pharmaceutical companies set to pay billions in fines and civil liability, punctuate news stories
Students will approach the global art world as active participants and engage with its forms and content as they read, discuss, and write about art,
This course serves both as an introduction for students who have never studied Asian history and as a means, for those with foundational background, to
This course, for students who are excited by historical inquiry and have demonstrated aptitude in prior humanities classes, is a fast-paced survey of United States
In this AP Seminar course, students explore the complexity of global food and fresh water systems while developing their skills as critical thinkers and strong
This course in American history prioritizes depth over breadth in exploring certain critical junctures in the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the United
Using literature and a rich variety of historical sources, this course studies the cultural, political, and economic consequences of colonialism in selected countries in Africa