Revolving around a trip to Normandy, France, The Price of Freedom: Normandy 1944 is a four-credit WID course offered through the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
Envisioned by Tom Long, an associate professor of history, the class teaches students about the impact of the Normandy Campaign, tasking each student to conduct in-depth research on a specific soldier buried at the American Battlefield Cemetery at Omaha Beach.
The weeklong trip begins in England with stops like Pegasus Bridge, where British Airborne troops landed on D-Day, and the American Battlefield Cemetery at Omaha Beach, where each student laid a wreath and read a eulogy for the soldier they researched, and concluded in Paris.
