Spring Breakthrough Courses

Welcome to the week at Duke in 60 seconds. Over spring break, around 100 first-and second-year students stayed on campus to participate in a new program called Spring Breakthrough. Over five days, students took part in small group classes with some of Duke’s most popular professors. The program was designed to give participants a chance to explore a new subject, just for the fun of learning. There was no pressure and best of all, no grades! In one of the classes, the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” provided a backdrop for students to combine learning about history and politics with composing lyrics and performing spoken word. And one class featured a subject popular with students everywhere: Puppies! While exploring cognitive neuroscience, veterinary science, evolution, and behavioral economics, the class played with puppies and older dogs, visited a shelter, a goat farm, and the North Carolina Zoo. For more Duke news every day, visit Duke Today.