Core Stories

King Lear by Shakespeare: We got to compare the themes of justice and reality with other works we had read...

Maya Rubin ’22

My favorite work in the Core is...

Also, the characters are nuanced and funny.

Song of Solomon: Absolutely breathtaking and stimulating. Toni Morrison is a great writer <3

Fahima Ali ’21

My favorite work in the Core is...

DuBois
Joanna ’20

The Core thinker/artist/writer that affected me most was...DuBois

Stimulating, Adaptive, Significant

Morgan ’20

When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...

I took African Civ. and learned about Zimbabwe history up to the election of Mugabe (the 1st time)...

Bethany Schneider SEAS'12

Something I learned in the Core was...

Plato, Aristotle, Augustine: I didn't understand the Canon when I read them in Catholic Prep School...

Don Jensen ’73

My favorite work in the Core is...

Crime and Punishment:
It helped me discover a love for Russian literature! 

Anonymous

My favorite work in the Core is...

Variety of topics, discussions, perspective

Anonymous

When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...

Challenging myself, expanded my comfort zone, lifelong learning

Anonymous

Something I learned in the Core was...

The works of Rousseau: his vision of a more fair society.

Anonymous

My favorite work in the Core is...

My inaugural salon.

Alexander Birkel ’18

When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...

Learning how to be critical of one's history and view people as individuals.

Anonymous

Something I learned in the Core was...

Professor Pellegrino D'Acierno

Joseph Gasperetti ’77

When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...

Opera; Plato; Friendship

Anonymous

When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...

Time management. Lit Hum pushed me to the limit!

Anonymous

Something I learned in the Core was...

How great it is to study Great Books with my friends in CC.

Anonymous

Something I learned in the Core was...

Foundations of society

Anonymous

When I think about the Core, these three words come to mind...

The Core makes me a better engineer!

Anonymous SEAS'94

Something I learned in the Core was...