Curriculum
5 Courses We Wish We Could Take
Courtesy Ken Keffer
Students learn about the "art of walking" in Ken Keffer's class at Centre College, in Kentucky.
Every week colleges send us descriptions of their unique courses, and every week we write back to say, "Sorry, we've already taken all our electives." But we're fans of courses with a hook, so here are five we'd enroll in if we had the time, tuition money, and proper prerequisites. As unusual and diverse as these courses are, they all have one thing in common: a waiting list. Cornell...
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