The Visionary Course Pairing
Encountering the Past: The History of your Parents' Generation (HS 100)
This course introduces students to historical methodologies and the relation between past and present through a tour across the social, cultural, and political history of the United States from the 1970s to the early 2000s. This course will examine the crucial shift from a Fordist to a post-Fordist economy and the political and social consequences of that shift. Through short units on work, the family, technology, gender & sexuality, racial inequality, and popular culture, this course seeks to give students a better understanding of the nation and world into which they were born, and an understanding of how the relatively recent past has influenced our present. Finally, the course will critically interrogate the category of a "generation" and the way that category is used in contemporary discourse.
Faculty biography
Dr. Sam Klug is an Assistant Teaching Professor in U.S. History. His first book, The Internal Colony: Race and the American Politics of Global Decolonization, was published by the University of Chicago Press in 2025. His writing has appeared in Diplomatic History, the Journal of the History of International Law, Politico Magazine, the Boston Review, Dissent, and other venues.
Business, Law, and Society: Law and Justice (LW 109)
Provides a foundation for students who wish to explore the role that law plays in social, political, economic, and cultural life as it pertains to business behavior. The coursework provides a foundation of knowledge regarding the basic concepts necessary to understanding how business operates, the rules of law, and the influences and effects of law on the social and economic system. The course goal is to provide students with an understanding of the nature and functions of law in society and how law influences business behavior.
Faculty biography
Fr. Tim Brown, S.J. was born and raised in Michigan. He continued his higher education at Georgetown, Fordham, and George Mason University. Currently, Fr. Brown is an Associate Professor of Law in the Sellinger School of Business and Special Assistant to the President for the Office of Mission Integration. Fr. Brown helped pioneer service learning at Loyola University and has a great concern for improving justice in the world. He has a passion for teaching and inspiring students to make a contribution in the world.
Mentor biography
Kate Charles works in the Residence Life and Housing Office as an Area Coordinator of Newman Towers. She earned a BA in English from Alfred University, in her hometown of Alfred, NY, and an MS in Student Affairs, Higher Education Administration from the University of Rochester, in Rochester, NY. One of her favorite parts of working in Higher Education is connecting, supporting, and mentoring students. She is passionate about student mental health, sexual violence education and prevention, student development, and more. With deep family roots in Baltimore, Kate enjoys spending time with her family, has a passion for books, and adores her two cats.
Virtual Advisor
HS 100 satisfies the History core requirement for all students. LW 109 counts toward the diversity requirement for all students. This course pairing may be particularly interesting to students who are interested in Forensics and/or pre-law.
