Civic Engagement

As citizens of local, national, and global communities, students must be equipped for informed and constructive civic engagement. Students will become familiar with the US Constitution and understand the broad trajectories of national and world history alongside the development of contemporary world systems. The core curriculum will empower students to engage with current social and political issues intelligently. In addition, it will teach students to communicate effectively through various means such as open and mutually-respectful debate, discussion-based classes, essay writing, foreign language acquisition, and study abroad. These fundamental and transferable skills will require students to reevaluate their own assumptions. They will also gain a deeper understanding of and empathy for people from other societies, races, genders, ethnicities, and socio-economic statuses. In this way, students will be able to articulate and practice compassion and justice in the pursuit of peace.