Freshman Studies has been a cornerstone of the Lawrence experience since 1945, when it was developed by then-president Nathan Pusey (who went on to become the president of a certain college in Cambridge, Mass. that rhymes with "Schmarvard.")
From 11:10 to 12:20 each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of your first two terms at Lawrence, you and your fellow freshmen (in classrooms of 14 to 15) will explore about a dozen compelling works from a common reading list, which changes every year. Your intellectual guides in Freshman Studies will be faculty from all across the university. For example, in your first term, you might have a philosopher; in your second, you might have a geologist. These professors will show you that you don't have to be an expert in a particular subject to understand and get something valuable from it.
And, just as important, Freshman Studies will teach you to write, debate, and ask questions like a Lawrentian—a critical set of skills not just for your life at Lawrence, but for life after Lawrence.
