November 5, 1999

Violence-Studies Program Takes Aim at Social Evils and Student Attitudes

By LEO REISBERG

Emory University uses an interdisciplinary approach in the undergraduate minor

Haunted by headlines of hate crimes on college campuses, high-school shootings, and foreign atrocities, many people seem to be asking themselves why violence is so prevalent today.

Here in one of the most violent cities in America, Emory University has created a unique interdisciplinary minor that focuses on violence. Undergraduates study its causes and consequences from more than a dozen disciplines,

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