As an indirect contest for power, the Cold War also spawned the most expensive and dangerous military machines every conceived, leaving a legacy that will shadow generations to come. Our world today is the post Cold War world. In answering these questions, we will always try to reduce large events to a human scale, the scale of troubled decisionmakers in world capitals and the scale of ordinary people experiencing the consequences of those decisions. In exceptional circumstances and with the permission of a faculty member any student may undertake a rigorous program of independent study designed to explore a subject not currently being taught or to expand upon regular offerings. Independent Study projects may not be used to replace regularly scheduled classes.
Enrollment is open to majors or non-majors.
It is open only to members of the departmental program for Distinguished Majors . For information on the program, apply to the Program Director, Mr. Thomas Noble. This internship program, devised and presented jointed by the staff at Monticello and the History Department, is designed for students interested in the interpretation of African-American history to the public. The interns will be trained as historical interpreters and will present the Plantation Community tour, a 45 minute walking tour exploring Mulberry Row, the center of plantation activity where African-American families lived and worked, and the philosophical issue of Thomas Jefferson and slavery. The interns will meet regularly as a class, with many of the classes at Monticello.