Courses are taught using a variety of instructional methods designed to enable students to research, analyze, summarize, interpret, synthesize, assess, and communicate responsibly. Literature courses explore a wide variety of cross-cultural works in evolving media that encourage students to appreciate diverse texts for aesthetic value and as a window into the human experience. Students can take journalism and creative writing courses and have the opportunity to contribute to the College newspaper, The Commuter, and the College literary magazine, the Tuscarora Review.