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What makes us human? What connects each of us despite our different backgrounds, interests and aspirations? Caroline Wolinsky challenges our notions of what empathy means in her Explorations course.

Jumbos "master the elements" of complex themes of a critically acclaimed show. Old and new fans alike have come together to express their love for the show and marvel over its characters, art, and world-building.

“What does Dancehall even have to do with women?” With one critical question, the foundation for an ExCollege course was born.

There’s a lot we don’t know. Whether from a lack of education or through social codes that encourage some level of innocence, the practice of not knowing is largely ingrained in our lives.

Tufts Alum and Visiting Lecturer Jonathan Rosen teaches Behind the Reporter’s Notebook: The Practice of Global Journalism in the 21st Century.

Jack Waisel's Explorations course, Presidential Campaigns: The Evolution of Strategies and Tactics, has first-year students exploring the characteristics of winning (and losing) campaigns while investigating the unique qualities of the 2020 election.

Now with a little distance from the end of spring classes, we wanted to reflect on the phenomenal way that everyone connected to the ExCollege rose to the challenge posed by the pandemic and the rapid transition to online learning.

Two seniors combined philosophy and film in their Spring 2020 ExCollege course to inspire students to search for their place in the world.

Everyone’s talking about The Great British Bake Off, Antoni from Queer Eye visited Tufts, and food blogs for all kinds of specialized diets fill Instagram feeds... In recent years, food-related content has taken off to become a dominant force in media.