The Aydelotte Foundation is pleased to offer two courses in the spring semester at Swarthmore College:
First-Year Seminar: Why College? The past and future of liberal arts with Andy Hines
Thursdays, 1:15-4pm, LPAC 201
EDUC 009C. Cross-listed as ENGL 009C
Look past the brochures and the info sessions and ask: what is college in the early 21st Century, how did it get that way? Why do people go to college? Should they? Students in this course will examine the history of higher education, and study controversies over the economics, mission, and values of colleges and universities as they appear in curricula, admissions and financial aid policies, student life, and more. Students will develop an understanding of the behind-the-scenes operations of higher education institutions like Swarthmore through reading, seminar discussion, visits from experts, and independent research.
Tech, Money, Power: Critical Perspectives on Computing and Capitalism with Linda Huber
Tuesdays, 1:15-4pm, Kohlberg 228
SOAN 012C. Cross-listed as CPSC 012; Eligible for Digital Humanities (DGHU), FMST
Who profits from technology—and who pays the price? This course examines how digital tools are designed to generate power and wealth, how race and gender shape exploitation in the tech industry, how governments enable or restrain Big Tech, and how AI is affecting workers, industries, and the environment. We’ll also ask who is fighting back, and how. Your final project will “follow the money” behind a technology of your choice — and imagine how it might be designed otherwise.
