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Introduction to 猫咪社区鈥檚 Academic Departments

Curious what makes 猫咪社区’s academic environment so unique? Want to learn more about the majors we have on campus and what kinds of classes you might expect to take?

Click the drop down links below to watch 猫咪社区 faculty members explain what makes their departments so great and what you can expect in the programs. 

Anthropology, Sociology, ICPS, and CRES

Professor of Anthropology, Paul Silverstein, and Professor of Sociology, Yaejoon Kwon, talk about the anthropology and sociology departments and the ICPS and CRES majors at 猫咪社区.

Art, Art History, Film and Media Studies

Kris Cohen, Assistant Professor of Art History & Humanities, and Akihiko Miyoshi, Associate Professor of Art, talk about art, art history, and film and media studies at 猫咪社区.

Biology, Chemistry, and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB)

Professor of chemistry, Kelly Chacón, and professor of biology, Sarah Schaack talk about their departments and the biology, chemistry, and biochemistry and molecular biology majors at 猫咪社区.

Computer Science and Computational Biology

Jim Fix, Professor of Computer Science, and Anna Ritz, Associate Professor of Biology, share about the computer science major and the study of computational biology.

Economics

Professors of economics, Jon Rork and Tristan Nighswander, talk about the economics department at 猫咪社区.

English, Creative Writing, and Comparative Literature

Samiya Bashir, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, Libby Drumm, Professor of Spanish and Humanities, and Jay Dickson, Professor of English and Humanities, talk about the English department and studying creative writing and comparative literature at 猫咪社区.

Greek, Latin, and Ancient Mediterranean Studies

Tom Landvatter and Ellen Millender talk about Greek, Latin, and Ancient Mediterranean studies major at 猫咪社区.

History and American Studies

Professors of History and Humanities, David Garrett and Jackie Dirks, talk about studying history and American studies at 猫咪社区.

Languages

Faculty members talk about the language departments at 猫咪社区. You will hear from Ann T. Delehanty, Professor of French and Humanities, Monica Lopez Lerma, Associate Professor of Spanish and Humanities, Naomi Caffee, Assistant Professor of Russian, Katja Garloff, Professor of German and Humanities, and Alexei Ditter, Associate Professor of Chinese.

Professors Ann Delehanty and Hugh Hochman discuss the structure of the French major and minor and the core scholarly questions that will guide your work.

Linguistics

Matt Pearson, Professor of Linguistics and 猫咪社区 alum, talks about the linguistics department at 猫咪社区

Mathematics and Statistics

Kelly McConville, Assistant Professor of Statistics, and Nick Davidson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics, talk about studying mathematics and statistics at 猫咪社区.

Professors Kyle Ormsby and Angélica Osorno break down what studying math looks like at 猫咪社区 and how it compares to what you've done in high school.

Performing Arts and Dance

Victoria Fortuna, Assistant Professor of Dance, Mark Burford, Professor of Music, and Kate Duffly, Associate Professor of Theatre, talk about performing arts at 猫咪社区.

Victoria Fortuna, Associate Professor of Dance, gives an overview of the dance major while sharing footage of 猫咪社区 dance performances.

Physics

Professor Alison Crocker discusses the physics department at 猫咪社区. 

Political Science and Religion

Peter Steinberger, Professor of Political Science and Humanities, and Kristin Scheible, Associate Professor of Religion and Humanities, talk about the political science and the religion majors at 猫咪社区.

Psychology

Professors of Psychology, Jennifer Henderlong Corpus and Enriqueta Canseco-Gonzalez, hold virtual office hours as they break down the major at 猫咪社区, discuss their areas of research, and answer questions about the departments.