Institutions and processes impacting tribal policy-making in both internal and external spheres will be reviewed in the current context. The latter portion of the course will explore current trends in policy-making at all levels from the local to the international with the resulting challenges and opportunities for tribes.

In this one-quarter program, we will explore relationships among religion, culture and politics. We will focus on religion in contemporary U.S. society, but we will ground our study historically, by surveying the establishment of the three monotheistic (or Abrahamic) religions originating in the Middle East, as well as the historical and philosophical origins of the secular nation in European and American history since the reformation. As a service learning project, students will also be working with local faith communities. Our questions will include: What were the political and cultural forces that shaped the development and practice of various religions? What are the similarities and differences between a secular nation and a religious one? What is the place of religion in public political discourse, in which not all citizens share religious beliefs? Why is so much violence done in the name of religion?
Students will have the option to continue their work in a four-credit, writing-intensive course on religion in spring quarter.

Is democracy fair? Is the one-person-one-vote doctrine fair? Is majority rule compatible with fair representation? Is fairness an individual or social concept? We will examine voting schemes (no hanging chads), apportionment, division of resources, and simple game theoretical models to better understand and apply fairness to various conflicts.

Evergreen students typically read texts in several academic disciplines simultaneously, and then consider those texts by writing. Students in this course will read a variety of texts in the social sciences and the humanities, and learn to understand and explore them by writing about them. Students will participate in writing workshops and receive individual tutorial assistance. The focus will be on learning how to read and analyze well in order to think intelligently about topics that matter, and to communicate well on paper about those topics. The aim is to cultivate the ability and fortitude to understand and write prose.

This course will introduce students to the principles of conducting, understanding and critically evaluating research–important components in understanding the strengths and limitations of research articles, conceptualizing the study of human behavior, and designing studies. Students will learn about reliability, validity, assessment, ethics and study design, and will be introduced to statistical techniques. Students will also get experience generating their own research ideas.

"After all," Thomas Jefferson once said, "We are all Romans." The Founding Generation possessed an intimate knowledge of the ancient Roman republican form of government and, in part, used it as a model for the new republic of the United States. Roman culture, along with that of Ancient Greece, has powerfully influenced the formation and development of western civilization. This course will examine the history, culture, literature and legacy of Ancient Rome. It will give special emphasis as well to how Rome adapted and integrated the culture of Ancient Greece into its own and passed on a Greco-Roman cultural amalgamation to future generations.

This course will continue the study of Russian language for students who have had at least one year of Russian. The emphasis will be on oral comprehension and development of communication skills. Study of poems, simple rhymes and songs will bring a deeper appreciation of the beauty and poetry of Russian. The course will also emphasize the connection between culture, language and history. Guest speakers, field trips and seasonal celebrations will enrich the study and facilitate the building of a learning community.

This course will continue the study of Russian language for students who have had at least one year of Russian. The emphasis will be on oral comprehension and development of communication skills. Study of poems, simple rhymes and songs will bring a deeper appreciation of the beauty and poetry of Russian. The course will also emphasize the connection between culture, language and history. Guest speakers, field trips and seasonal celebrations will enrich the study and facilitate the building of a learning community.

This course will continue the study of Russian language for students who have had at least one year of Russian. The emphasis will be on oral comprehension and development of communication skills. Study of poems, simple rhymes and songs will bring a deeper appreciation of the beauty and poetry of Russian. The course will also emphasize the connection between culture, language and history. Guest speakers, field trips and seasonal celebrations will enrich the study and facilitate the building of a learning community.