Theme: In the struggle for authenticity amidst conformity, how then shall we live?

Common Readings

• The Intuitionist, by Colson Whitehead
  
• Song of Myself, by Walt Whitman
  
• Life on the Screen , by Sherry Turkle
  
• The Life of Galileo, by Bertolt Brecht
  
• Night, by Elie Wiesel
  
• Night Flight to Hanoi by Daniel Berrigan and Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King

Faculty and Seminars:

• Prof. Bertram D. Ashe, of the Department of English and the Concentration in African American Studies.
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-101: The Black Vernacular I: Signifyin(g), Sanctifyin and Slam Dunking
  • Spring, FYPR-102: The Black Vernacular II: How Black is American Culture
  
  
• Prof. Eckhard Bernstein, of the German Section of the Department of Modern Languages.
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR 103: Resistance and Conformity in Hitler's Germany
  • Spring, FYPR, 104: Ruptures and Continuities: The Two Germanys between 1945 and 1990
  
  
• Prof. David Chu, of the Department of Economics and Accounting
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-105: Is Business a Sin?
  • Spring, FYPR-106: God and Money
  
  
• Prof. Predrag Cicovacki, of the Department of Philosophy
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-107: The Meaning of Authenticity
  • Spring, FYPR-108: The Sources of Inauthenticity
  
  
• Prof. David Damiano, of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science and Director of the FYP.
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-109: Authenticating Reality
  • Spring, FYPR-110 Conforming to Expectations
  
  
• Prof. Suzanne Kirschner, of the Department of Psychology
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-111: In search of the true self
  • Spring-FYPR-112: The self in society
  
  
• Prof. Carol Lieberman of the Department of Music.
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-113: What is musical "authenticity"?
  • Spring, FYPR-114: What governs musical taste?
  
  
• Prof. Earl Peace of the Department of Chemistry and Assistant Dean of the Class of 2005.
  
  
  • Fall, FYPR-115: Alchemy Past and Present
  • Spring, FYPR-116: Science, Pseudoscience and Fraud
  
  

• Nick Desimone, Worcester, MA.
• Omar Douglass, St. Simons Island, GA.
• Rich Ghiorse, Weymouth, MA.
• Beth Hamilton, South Walpole, MA.
• Wendy Jean-Bart, Mt. Airy, MD.
• Chris Koutros, Woonsocket, RI.
• Erin Lane, Saline, MI.
• Christine Osborne , Tonawanda, NY.
• Nicole Roylance , Menands, NY.
• Mike Seery , Swansea, MA.
• Ethan Skowronski, Plano, TX.
• Erin Sullivan , Ft. Collins, CO.
• Andrew Willis, Palmer, MA.

For the 2001-2002 calendar of common events go to 2001-2002 events.

To see photos from the year go to Class of 2005 photo Gallery