Our Economics department is outstanding. When I look and see how committed our econ professors are to their work and their students, I have to admit that this is unseen in any other department of our college.
One such example of how great things are could be our Readings in Economics class. Dr. Nesbit, who came up with the idea, takes time every year to get students interested, to find the best books, and to get funding for them, so that student's wouldn't have to pay.
Our class meets once a week to discuss the assigned reading for the particular week. We debate, share our ideas and thoughts, talk about current issues, about opportunities for our growth, and our lives. Here are the books we have read so far:
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand (Summer reading)
Meltdown by Thomas E. Woods
America's Great Depression by Murray Rothbard
You can probably see that our readings are biased towards economic freedom and the Austrian school of thought. Still, it is good to see these views, especially in our world which is becoming more and more socialistic.
What do you think? Have you ever thought of a class like this or been a part of one?
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