Why join the Kaplan Scholars Program?
“The Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program is an intellectually rigorous and engaging curriculum that allowed me to examine the great questions, topics and problems of society, while simultaneously providing me with an encouraging environment conducive to personal learning and success. As a Kaplan Scholar, I was able to work closely with professors who not only exhibited enthusiasm in the subject areas taught, but also took a genuine interest in their students’ ideas. The Kaplan program is both academically supportive and intellectually stimulating—a wonderful combination to begin the college experience with.” –Emily DuBois, Class of 2013
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The Kaplan Humanities Scholars Program is an intensive two-year program for selected incoming freshman and offers an unparalleled adventure in critical thinking, set in a unique collaborative and inter-disciplinary format.
For more information, contact Program Coordinator Darcy Hughes Heuring at darcyh@northwestern.edu
About the Program
Each year forty-eight select incoming Northwestern freshman embark on a challenging year-long investigation of the humanities. In a series of innovative and groundbreaking courses the Kaplan Scholars work closely with some of the top faculty at the university to investigate our overarching theme, "Humanities in the World." Students in the program confront the works of great authors and artists, attend special performances and field trips, and examine how artists, thinkers, and ordinary citizens alike have tackled the fundamental humanistic questions: "Who are we?" "How do we know?" "How do we think?" "How do we see?"
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