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Gayle Kaufman Prof. Sociology

Involved Fathers, Good Outcomes: Why Parental Leave Matters

It sounds so simple: Good things happen when parents spend time with their children. But fathers in the United States increasingly don鈥檛 get to see their children as much as they would like. More than ever, dads feel that work is robbing them of the opportunity to be present during their children鈥檚 lives.

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鈥楻enaissance Man鈥 Photographer Zun Lee and the Power of Stories

Zun Lee wasn鈥檛 all that interested in teaching students the ins and outs of taking pictures. Instead, Lee talked about something bigger: The power of stories.

This past spring, the renowned photographer spent the semester on campus as the JEC practitioner-in-residence.

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From City to Rainforest: Boren Scholar to Study a Divided Brazil at an Environmental Crossroads

As environmentalists fight to save the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil鈥檚 leader is fighting to cut regulations to protect it and the indigenous families that live there. He says development will encourage more farming and industry and boost Brazil鈥檚 distressed economy.

Cora Martin 鈥21 has followed the battle closely, reading newspapers from Brazil and the United States for the latest developments. In August, she鈥檒l go to Brazil to witness it firsthand.