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    40 years ago, we founded an undergraduate program centered on student leadership, radical pedagogies, and public service. Today, these core values remain our north star.

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Featured Course

CHID 480 B: "Power/Language: Philosophical Grammar for a Binarized World"
Winter 2019

Taught by: Jonathan Rey Lee Description: According to Ludwig Wittgenstein, “a whole mythology is deposited in our language.” Against this mythology,... Learn more
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Study Abroad

Language, Environment, and Indigeneity in Aotearoa/New Zealand

This program will visit important sites where North Island Māori communities and the New Zealand nation-state confront issues around language, environment, and indigeneity.
Quarter Offered: Early Fall Start 2019
Application Deadline: February 15, 2019

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