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Najah Jacobs ’15 holds a bachelors in Law & Society, with a minor in Psychology. Najah is currently a professor in Jefferson’s Law & Society program.
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Understanding how war and displacement complicate gender and sexuality in Afghanistan and its diaspora.
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When employers said ‘soft skills’ help bolster employment success, the University set out to offer a wide array of courses for its students.
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Meet our Alumni, Kaitlyn Viola '22 holds a bachelor's degree in Law & Society, with a minor in Psychology.
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Hallmarks Core Program Director Dr. Meriel Tulante presented her book, “Italian Chimeras: Narrating Italy Through the Writing of Sebastiano Vassalli,” at the Biblioteca Civica Negroni in Novara, Italy, on July 7.
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Meet our Alumni Aliyah McLaurin, a Law and Society major with a minor in Psychology major from Freeport, NY...
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Meet our Alumni Kelsey Kaplowitz, a Biopsychology major from Bridgewater, NJ...
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Internal waves are the undersea equivalent of surface waves you see at the beach. They have a vital role in transferring heat, energy, and momentum in the ocean. The turbulence they create when they break helps move nutrient-laden water to the coastlines while moving carbon dioxide down to the depths. So how do these internal waves, unnoticed on land, create a healthy oceanic ecosystem and what have we learned about the role they play in improving the atmosphere around us?