Below is a sample of the tutorials offered during Fall Term 1. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, classes during this 7.5-week term were offered remotely.
Envisioning Identities: Self, Subgroups, “The Other,” and Belonging
Taught by Jeremy Chen, assistant professor of studio art
Arts of the Silk Road(s)
Taught by Eiren Shea, assistant professor of art history
Gender, Body Hair, and Hairlessness: Constructing the Feminine Woman
Taught by Charvann Bailey, assistant professor of biology
Epic Heroes’ Journeys
Taught by Angelo Mercado, associate professor of classics
Humanities I: The Ancient Greek World
Taught by W. Joseph Cummins, associate professor of classics and philosophy
The Politics of Commemoration
Taught by Vance Byrd, associate professor of German studies
Babylon Berlin
Taught by Javier Samper Vendrell, assistant professor of German studies
Stuff
Taught by Kelly Maynard, associate professor of history
Far from Flyover: The Literature of Iowa
Taught by Phillip Jones, associate professor, library
Songs of Hope
Taught by Tony Perman, associate professor of music
The Black Athlete: Changing 20th- and 21st-Century Society?
Taught by Andrew Hamilton ’85, associate professor of physical education
Words and Guitar: From Rock ’n’ Roll to Hip-Hop
Taught by Tyler Roberts, professor of religious studies
Ghost Stories
Taught by Shuchi Kapila, professor of English
Food: Rituals, Technologies, and Policies
Taught by Leslie Lyons, professor of chemistry
If You Had to Choose
During the summer of 2020, incoming first-year students received a list of the fall tutorials and chose their top 5. Each student was assigned to a tutorial based on their chosen few. Which would you choose? And remember, next year they'll be different.