Can you picture yourself solving critical issues along our coastal waterways? As our climate changes and we see the sea levels rise, scientists and engineers must work together to create practical solutions for the future.
Can you predict the future? In this course, students will expand their understanding of climate change and the impact that factors such as rising global sea-surface temperatures have on our communities.
We are all experiencing constant changes in algorithms while trying to maintain our own personal rhythms, and trying to stay authentic in an increasingly artificial era.
Spend the week diving into the history, mechanics, and ethics of visual journalism with hands-on time dedicated to making a cohesive, sequenced photo story with an award-winning National Geographic photographer.
New Orleans is among the most musically and culturally significant cities in the world. This course examines how the city’s history—shaped by colonialism, enslavement, and musical/cultural resistance within it—has contributed to the city’s imaginings, both local and global.
Explore New Orleans through documentary film. Students will examine historic and contemporary documentaries that portray the city’s people, culture, crises, and change. We’ll consider how filmmakers’ backgrounds and motivations shape what we see and what’s left unsaid.
Discover the untold stories of New Orleans through its cultural institutions!
This is the Way. Science fiction enables us to study the contemporary political world from a distance -- to shed light on its problems and its weaknesses, and to be imaginative about alternatives, both hope-filled and deeply troubling.
For most of its history, podcasting was an audio-first and independent practice, accessible to anyone with a microphone, a computer, and an RSS feed.
Explore Louisiana’s role as a global leader in incarceration and its ongoing efforts in criminal justice reform. This class dives into the inequalities of the justice system, the fight for change, and the power of media in shaping perceptions about crime and punishment.
