This year at Yale, two new literature classes will push the boundaries — cultural, linguistic, and geographic — of what we talk about when we talk about medieval literature. The aims of the classes ...

Study of English words of Latin and Greek origin, focusing on etymological meaning by analysis of component parts (prefixes, bases, suffixes) and on the ways in which words have changed and developed ...

While the rationale for embracing the hard sciences before starting a science-based career is obvious, the importance of building a solid foundation in the humanities may be less apparent to ...

Professors within the English department at Ohio State have found ways to incorporate conversations about Jon Snow and Dracula into their curriculums. Students have the option to take popular ...

Before Michael H. Brown '83-'84 and Alan A. Khazei '83 founded the education non-profit City Year, which supports students at risk nationwide, they were just two students among hundreds enrolled in ...

Literature courses for non-majors can come off as unnecessary and even irritating requirements on the already time-consuming and expensive path to a college degree. In a world where “transferable ...

Explores how texts travel beyond their cultures of origin, influence other cultural contexts and ideas, and become works of world literature. Introduces the concepts of cross-cultural literary ...

While Northwestern course offerings may sometimes seem mundane, a class featuring case studies of Taylor Swift’s music is sure to turn heads. Medill sophomore Olivia Teeter said she was scrolling ...