This course will provide you with a broad outline of events and themes that you hopefully will augment in other American history and culture courses. In this class you will receive letter grades. If I find that any students have violated this code, I will fail them in the class and bring up formal charges against them with the Academic Misconduct Committee. Beyond adherence to these academic standards of honesty and integrity, everyone must maintain a basic level of maturity, civility, and professionalism. I expect my students to be tolerant and respectful of other people and viewpoints.
Reasonable people can disagree without engaging in personal attacks.
I want an open and comfortable classroom where questions are encouraged and discussions flow freely. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accommodations be provided for students with disabilities. If the ADA applies to you and you need accommodation to perform the tasks required in this class, you must inform me of this immediately. In addition to attending lecture, you have been assigned to a specific discussion section on Fridays with a teaching assistant. Sections with these assistants are mandatory, and the teaching assistants will be doing all of the grading and small group discussion for this class.