ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS

The Cowell Core Course focuses on critical reading and analytical writing based on a syllabus of classic and modern texts dealing with issues of justice. Readings vary each year but always stress cross-cultural perspectives and human values on broad humanistic themes.

EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES

• College Night, a family-style dinner followed by a performance or cultural program, is a strong tradition at Cowell.
• An active college senate allocates funding for student programs.
• The Eloise Pickard Smith art gallery is located in the college and offers paid internships for students to assist with the exhibitions.
• Upper-division students are encouraged to apply for grants for research and creative projects.
• Foreign language study has a distinct presence at Cowell College. Interdisciplinary programs in classics, Italian studies, Jewish studies, and South and Southeast Asian studies are especially active.
• The Cowell Press offers courses in book arts for students interested in the traditional craft of printing and bookmaking.

HOUSING AND DINING

• Seven residence halls house students in single, double, triple and quadruple rooms.
• Apartments house student in a combination of single, double, and some triple rooms. Cowell sometimes houses freshmen in single rooms.
• Themed Housing options
• A dining hall facility and cafe are located at the college.

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