What are “civil rights”? Who grants them, and who possesses them? Or better yet, what comes to mind when we think of the term?

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“The Science, Ethics, and Practice of Mindfulness.” A semester focused on the contemplative arts will allow us to probe public presumptions about mindfulness through academic exploration in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

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“The Power of Storytelling.” For the Spring 2017 theme semester, Goucher College will explore the personal, the creative, and the academic dimensions of stories. Storytelling invites us to use our imaginations to bring meaning to our experiences or create entirely fictional experiences.

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