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January 25, 2024
Learning by Doing
Each year between the fall and spring semesters, enterprising students return to campus a little early to participate in Intersession, a weeklong course dedicated to an interesting subject not typically offered during the regular semester.
![Rollins College English professor Jana Mathews engages students in class discussion.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/0cc519e92b2e0ebe22122431c9b044a638e9e408-2000x1333.png?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
September 15, 2023
Inside a Rollins Classroom
In small classes, big things happen. Through open discussion, hands-on learning, and close-knit mentorship from faculty who know your goals and dreams, you emerge as a confident critical thinker ready to make your mark.
![The Rollins fox mascot dressed as a classic sheet ghost](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/c95413920df30b469dd1a3c3e42dd6eea1c11d08-2000x1333.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
October 28, 2022
Spooky Studies
From madmen to witches, we’re taking a look at some of the spookiest courses on offer at Rollins and how they’re challenging students to look beyond the surface of cultural ideas that have shaped societies for generations.
![Students and professor gather in the Social Impact Hub to collaborate on a research project.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/1aba3efed0f088f245b06d136846643f54cadcc1-2000x1334.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
September 26, 2022
Cool Class: Data Visualization & Business Analytics
A trio of business students team up with community partners to provide key insights on the City of Winter Park.
![Students in an independent study math course meet to collaborate on research.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/410b6b1a8b03e35f36b8c0ddfe9bd2da064f2202-2000x1334.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
May 03, 2022
Cool Class: Industrial Mathematics
Students in this independent study course experienced firsthand one of the many practical career applications of a math degree: working together to analyze data and find innovative solutions for real problems.
![Students hold puppets during an online workshop.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/71b4ed40ecb6ed0d629dce2b67af80a14be8387d-2000x1333.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
February 23, 2021
Cool Class: Difficult Dialogues in Health Communication
Tough conversations are the most meaningful in this community engagement class that offers a lifetime of takeaways.
![Students having a discussion in the Cornell Fine Arts Museum.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/291bf587a9822511912d33ef5ae4d992758c40b6-2000x1332.jpg?rect=0,1,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
October 29, 2020
Cool Class: AfroFantastic: Black Imagination and Agency in the American Experience
A new course for first-year students culminates with an exhibition at Rollins’ Cornell Fine Arts Museum.
![A child from Rollins’ Child Development Center reads the book helped write with a Rollins student.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/38e897aeaf561afc7ce1d77275b98b3f9e7c7f1e-2000x1333.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
August 10, 2020
Cool Class: Writing Books for & with Children
This honors course pairs students with preschoolers to explore the fine art of children’s literature—and the takeaways extend far beyond the creative process.
![Joshua Almond and his students working to weatherproof the exterior of a tiny home class project.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/7245c63be8edb63df0f45b4846638cdd6462ab22-2000x1333.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
April 11, 2019
Cool Class: Applied Design Solutions
Hammers in hand, Rollins students are exploring big concepts by building a tiny house.
![A Pakistani chef shows some of the spices she uses during a cooking demonstration.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/6e88c2b187076441c854c454f69149574f201ddb-1599x1067.jpg?rect=0,3,1599,1063&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
February 19, 2019
Cool Class: Food & Immigrant Cultures in Central Florida
This Intersession course taught Rollins students that just like there’s more to a recipe than a list of ingredients, there’s more to a population than statistics.
![Rachel Walton and Claire Strom work with a student.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/2fd283aeb8f75a8654fd98ef83aa19922283e398-2000x1333.jpg?rect=0,2,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
February 11, 2019
Cool Class: Researching American History
Rollins students explore the history of diversity and inclusion in education and at Rollins through the Pathways to Diversity grant.
![Student carving a wooden relief project on tabletop.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/qe2ul2l0/production/052945252b8e0850426c8811400fb0f798606891-2000x1335.jpg?rect=0,3,2000,1330&w=352&h=234&q=70&fit=max&auto=format)
November 20, 2018
Cool Class: The Art & Science of Cell Death
Inside the innovative Rollins course that fuses biology, technology, sculpture, and abstract thinking in unconventional ways.