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Open Fellowship Positions

Thinking Matters Fellowship

Fostering students’ intellectual curiousity.

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Why Thinking Matters?

In Thinking Matters, the goal is to help students ask rigorous and genuine questions that can lead to scientific experimentation, literary interpretation or social policy analysis. The lively lecture and seminar format challenges students to discover collaborative ways to approach solving problems.

Thinking Matters discussion sections encourage students to work collaboratively. Learn more about the structure of Thinking Matters and how it benefits students.

Discussion Sections

Learning Together

Thinking Matters discussion sections encourage students to work collaboratively. Learn more about the structure of Thinking Matters and how it benefits students.

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Why THINK Twice?

Add another Thinking Matters course to fulfull your WAYS requirements. There's no limit to the number of THINK classes you can take!

Spring Course Highlights

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See how students receive an interactive experience in these Thinking Matters courses.

SPOTLIGHT

Learn how Thinking Matters helps freshmen hone analytical skills

Thinking Matters Course Catalog

Thinking Matters Course Catalog

View the Thinking Matters course catalog to learn more about the program and courses offered.