From Sophocles to Shelley

By Council of the Humanities on April 27, 2012, noon

Humanities course sequence at Princeton University

"Two semesters. 10 professors. 3,000 years of culture." It's not a film trailer, but the catchphrase used to describe a "blockbuster" course at Princeton for freshmen titled "Interdisciplinary Approaches to Western Culture from Antiquity to the Modern Period." A video offers comments from students enrolled in the course.

Nobel Prize reception highlights .

Princeton Professor Christopher Sims is honored for winning the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics with visiting professor Thomas Sargent.

The Stairways of Princeton .

The Princeton University campus, in 2012, offers a melding of traditional and modern architectural influences. Through a focus on stairways, it is possible to perceive the shifts of time through design.

Video: Halftime retreat .

Sophomores can attend a winter retreat to reflect on their Princeton experiences and to explore new ways to think about their upcoming academic and career choices.

Video feature: Text messages: 'HUM sequence' covers 2,500 years of civilization .

In Princeton's yearlong humanities sequence — team-taught by professors from a variety of academic disciplines — students are immersed in texts that span 2,500 years of civilization. In this video, faculty and students expand on how this supercourse creates opportunities for looking at the world in new and diverse ways.

Video feature: 'Social Issue Filmmaking at Princeton University' .

This spring Princeton students got hands-on filmmaking experience with Emily Abt, a lecturer in the University Center for Human Values, and her course, "Social Issue Filmmaking." This video feature about the course includes excerpts from three students' original work.