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Francie Shaft, Scott '22, thought her theology and Japanese majors would never intersect — until she went abroad. Now the connections keep appearing. 

Author: Carrie Gates

Francie Shaft, Scott Scholar, '22

Francie Shaft has discovered intersections between her theology and Japanese majors through her classes and research — both on campus and in Japan. Those opportunities would not have been possible, she said, without the support she found at Notre Dame. “Notre Dame wants you to start pursuing what you’re passionate about, even as a freshman. If I didn’t have these people who have believed in me from the start, I don’t think I would be as creative and as bold in the sorts of experiences I want to have.”

 

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Across three continents, research and languages are the keys to Trevor Lwere's, HYSP '22, success in economics and global affairs

Author: Sophia Lauber

Trevor Lwere In Africa

Whether he’s studying in Uganda or France, South Africa or South Bend — or speaking English, Luganda, French, or Swahili — Trevor Lwere has one topic at the forefront of his mind. No matter where he is, the economics and global affairs major is driven to investigate what different cultures and perspectives can teach each other about forming the best society. “Every time I move to a different place, I get curious about how different societies imagine how they should be organized and how they approach life,” he said.

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