Concourse, MIT's first-year humanities learning community, uses great books to spark debate

MIT's Concourse program, a first-year learning community founded in 1970, pairs 50 students each year with humanities, math, and science courses built around "great books" such as Plato, Homer, and Aristotle.

Senior lecturer Linda Rabieh says the program uses debate and advising seminars to build judgment in non-quantitative areas. Lily Tsai was recently named director, succeeding Anne McCants.