UNAS 3332 Cross Currents Seminar: Thinking About Economic Inequality and College Student Life
This seminar will look at the consequences of economic inequality in the lives of high financial need undergraduates studying at elite universities. Students will apply what they are learning in other classes to daily campus life. We will ask questions about the challenges of thriving at an affluent institution. The class includes readings from memoirs of low income students at Princeton, Vassar, Saint Michaels, Stanford, and Boston College. This course is recommended for Montserrat students.
Course overview
- Department
- University
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Permission of Department
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.83 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.87 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Burton Howell | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | — | 4 of 7 |
| Fall 2024 | Burton Howell | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Fall 2023 | Burton Howell | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Fall 2022 | Burton Howell | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | — | 6 of 6 |
| Fall 2021 | Burton Howell | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 11 |