Last spring in class one day my professor and now faculty mentor Dr. Gregor Thum said “No good work can be done without joy”. It seemed like an offhand comment, but something about it was clearly brilliant. I wrote it down on a post-it note and quickly added it to the collection of quotes that…
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Communicating Knowledge
Every career requires communication to the larger population. Whether it is a store advertising and justifying their goods, or a lawyer explaining terms to a client, all careers involve learning specific skills and then marketing or explaining their knowledge to others. In the academic field, the skill itself is knowledge acquisition and communication. Our value…
Building Community: How the Brackenridge Thrives on Difference
In my last post I introduced you all to my project on Jewish immigrant community building. Since then I have found myself wondering about my involvement in my own communities. How do I help create community? What defines being a member of a community? What is the value gained in joining a community? What is…
Creating Home: Eastern European Jewish Immigrant Community Building in North America
About Me Hi everyone! My name is Rachael Rosenstein. I am so excited to begin this Brackenridge research journey this summer! I have always wanted to understand how people function and choose to shape their lives. This interest brought me to my majors of Psychology and History as well as my minor in Classical Civilizations….