This course introduces fellows to critical and creative thinking as
interconnected disciplines. Across 16 sessions (April–July 2026), participants progress from foundational questions (what is thinking, what obstructs it) through logical reasoning, argument construction, and fallacy detection, to analyzing and composing argumentative essays. The final unit turns to creative thinking and habits of mind that cultivate it, closing with fellow presentations. Draws on Bassham et al.'s Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction and Joe Lau's An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity. Culminates in a 1,000–1,200 word argumentative essay and a fellow presentation (Week 15).
Course Details
Duration
Sessions
Time Commitment
2 Hours/Week
Capacity
7 Students
Level
Critical & Creative Thinking
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Instructors
Mukta S. Lama Tamang
Faculty
Mukta S. Lama Tamang is an anthropologist who teaches at Tribhuvan University in Nepal. His research areas include Indigenous People, history and identity, minority rights, resilience, participatory approaches, and social inclusion. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University and has been a Visiting Fellow at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi and Goldsmiths College of the University of London. He also worked as a Research Fellow at the New School for Social Research in New York. His broad experience intersects research, teaching, and policy development work.
Sona Khaatik
Executive Director
Rajendra Maharjan
Faculty
Anjana Bishankhe
Faculty
