A History Professor Engages Students by Giving Them a Role in the Action

The program, which has a cult following at Barnard, spreads to Smith, Trinity, and Pace

By PIPER FOGG

New York Six years ago, Mark C. Carnes, a history professor, wrapped up yet another freshman seminar feeling dejected. The young women in his course at Barnard College hadn't learned much about Plato's Republic. Discussions had been superficial. Students...