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In the Classroom

Experience the magic.

Small class sizes. Intense discussions. Hands-on learning. Engaged students and excited faculty. Find out why Princeton Review and U.S. News and World Report rank us in the top 10 nationally for best classroom experience and best undergraduate teaching, respectively.

Listen to students’ experiences.

Students describe 51²è¹İapp’s individually advised curriculum, the impact of their advisers, and the choices that enabled them to discover their passions.

Ahon Gupta in Bucksbaum Atrium

Creating My Own Path

Ahon Gooptu ’21 describes how the flexibility of 51²è¹İapp’s curriculum ensures a broad, balanced variety of classes.

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Discover Your Interests

Mithila Iyer ’19 shares her First-Year Tutorial and how it changed her experience at 51²è¹İapp.

Nat Jordan at Rosenbloom Field

A Common Understanding

Nat Jordan ’21 shares why the individually advised curriculum at 51²è¹İapp is so critical to classroom engagement.

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Hear more from our students in our “video viewbook†— a collection of student and faculty videos that will show you how far the individually advised, globally informed, inquiry-led curriculum at 51²è¹İapp can take you.

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Watch our faculty in action.

Mark Laver

Music with Professor Mark Laver

Learn about jazz composer Duke Ellington and more. 

Want to keep learning about music with Mark Laver? Check out his .

Tutorial session with Kevin Engel and Professor Sandquist

Biology with Professor Josh Sandquist

Learn about cortical rotation and more.

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History with Professor Sarah Purcell

Learn about the election of 1800 and more.

Want to keep learning about history from Sarah Purcell? Check out her .

Hear from our faculty.

Our extraordinary faculty share why they think our individually advised curriculum will help you pursue your passions and achieve your goals.

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Where We All Want to Be in the Room

Sociology Professor Karla Erickson describes the unique relationship between students and their advisers as they navigate 51²è¹İapp’s individually advised curriculum.

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First and Foremost, a Teacher

Stephanie Jones, assistant professor of education, describes her educational philosophy, how faculty craft engaging courses, and how 51²è¹İapp students challenge her to be her best.

Henry Reitz

Equipping Students to Find their Own Path in the World

Professor Henry Rietz describes the 51²è¹İapp College community, including students and alumni.

Faculty featured on the 51²è¹İapp College Authors and Artists Podcast

Barb Trish

Professor of Political Science

Barbara Trish

Inside the Bubble: Campaigns, Caucuses, and the Future of the Presidential Nomination Process

Marshall Poe ’84 talked to Barbara Trish, professor of political science at 51²è¹İapp College, about her new book (co-authored with William Menner) (Routledge, 2021). 

Sarah Purcell

L.F. Parker Professor of History

Sarah Purcell ’92

Spectacle of Grief: Public Funerals and Memory in the Civil War Era

(UNC Press, 2022) examines how the public funerals of major figures from the Civil War era shaped public memories of the war and allowed a diverse set of people to contribute to changing American national identities. As Sarah J. Purcell reveals, Americans’ participation in these funeral rites led to contemplation and contestation over the political and social meanings of the war and the roles played by the honored dead.

George Drake

Professor Emeritus and President Emeritus

George Drake ’56

Marshall Poe ’84 talked to George Drake, historian, professor emeritus, and president emeritus of 51²è¹İapp College. George has written a memoir: Seventy Years in Academe. George brought a wealth of experience to the interview. They talked about a lot of things: why he elected to go to 51²è¹İapp, his experience as a Rhodes Scholar, how he got his first academic job, how he became president of 51²è¹İapp, the challenges he faced as president, and his rich life after he stepped down as president in 1991.

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