Constellation: Why Do We Need Rules?

Through an interdisciplinary focus on Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, this Constellation tackles pressing questions about the environment, income distribution, and the good life. Students will interrogate both the unanswered questions of our time and the unquestioned answers offered by traditional academic disciplines and political leaders.

Students enroll in one fall course and one spring course for their matched Constellation. Students are assigned to either the fall or spring semester to enroll in one integrated W120 course.

Fall 2025

POLSCI 106CN What Rules Do We Need? (Cross-list: RIGHTS 107CN)

WRITING 120 The Road Not Taken                  

Spring 2026

POLSCI 104CN  Capitalism: For and Against 
ECON 140CN    Uncertainty, Risk and Society 
POLSCI 141CN   Morality, Markets, and Inequality

WRITING 120 Reading the Law
WRITING 120 The Road Not Taken

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