ISF Workshop: Major Declaration and Course of Study Proposal To help students make sense of the declaration process and the short answer questions included in the ISF Declaration form, Prof. Shreeharsh Kelkar will host a workshop on Wednesday, October 7th from 2:00-3:15PM in 507 UAB (Undergraduate Academic Building, 5th floor). No need
Effective Fall 2026, the ISF Major Declaration Form will be open for submissions from weeks 5-10 of the Fall and Spring semesters. There will be no summer declaration window. Also effective Fall 2026: the final deadline to declare the ISF major is the end of Week 10 of a student’s 3rd year
ISF 198 001: Teaching Kids to Think, With (and About) Mass Media will be offered this semester, Fall 2026! This is an interdisciplinary critical study of the children’s media industry in a time of great change. The class will be facilitated by Channing Kennedy, a current ISF senior, student parent,
Explore the nature of ‘science’ and the human and structural factors that shape its practice, impact, and human drama. This course deeply reads three foundational texts: James Watson’s “The Double Helix” (1968): A first-person unfiltered memoir of DNA discovery, fame, success, and the pursuit of truth. Tracy Kidder’s “The Soul
The annual ISF Thesis Poster Session gives graduating students the opportunity to proudly present their senior thesis and to support their peers’ theses! This showcase will highlight the hard work ISF students put in their thesis to family and friends who may already be in town to celebrate them for
The Inaugural ISF Symposium, “The Idea of Democracy”, will take place on Friday April 17, 2026 from 2:00-5:00 PM in Philosophy Hall room 223. Professor Daniela Cammack in Political Science, also an ISF Advisory Board member, will present “The Idea of Democracy”: Today, democracy is often defined as self-rule– the rule
We are excited to share news regarding the location of our ISF Program Offices. Our campus offices will be closed during spring break, March 23-27 and on Monday, March 30. During this period, the ISF Academic advisors, staff and faculty, will be working remotely. As of Tuesday, March 31, 2026,
The ISF Student Research Grant is a new and exciting opportunity to support ISF students’ senior thesis research. The ISF Student Research Grant can be used for research-related expenses to aid a student’s senior thesis, such as transportation, accommodation, and meals. It can also pay for compensation for research participants or access to archives (if not available through the UC libraries). The budget must be approved
Summer 2026 course registration has begun and students from all majors can enroll in the ISF course offerings. If you are interested in the ISF major, are interested in the course topics, or if you need to satisfy L&S breadth requirements, please find more information about each course below! Session
The ceremony will be live streamed with captioning, and recorded. This ceremony is for students in the ISF, American Studies, and Media Studies who are graduating in Fall 2025, Spring 2026, Summer 2026 and Fall 2026. More information will be posted as it becomes available on the Commencement page on