social sciences Archives - Ӱɴý News /news/category/college-of-liberal-arts/social-sciences-college-of-liberal-arts/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:39:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Dr. Melinda Jefferson to Present at Ӱɴý Women’s History Month Luncheon /news/2024/02/07/dr-melinda-jefferson-to-present-at-nicholls-womens-history-month-luncheon/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:39:24 +0000 /news/?p=9415 THIBODAUX, La. – Ӱɴý is set to host its annual Women’s History Month Luncheon on Feb. 29 at noon in the Student Union Ballroom as part of its Dr. Bonnie J. Bourg Lecture Series. Dr. Melinda Jefferson, Ӱɴý associate professor of social sciences, is set to give a keynote on “The Art of […]

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]]> Ӱɴý Political Science Online Degree Earns No. 2 Ranking From Learn.org /news/2020/11/19/nicholls-political-science-online-degree-earns-no-2-ranking-from-learn-org/ Thu, 19 Nov 2020 21:13:01 +0000 /news/?p=8302 THIBODAUX, La. — An online educational resource ranked Ӱɴý No. 2 in the country for Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Political Science. Ӱɴý was the No. 1 school in Louisiana on the list of 23. Learn.org compared universities on factors like value and cost from the U.S. Department of Education.  “I think […]

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]]> Ӱɴý Professor Releases Book on Social Aspect of Humans Living Off Earth /news/2020/11/16/nicholls-professor-releases-book-on-social-aspect-of-humans-living-off-earth/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 22:30:33 +0000 /news/?p=8299 THIBODAUX, La. — A Ӱɴý professor seeks to further the conversation on the social ramifications of life in space in a new book. Political science assistant professor Dr. James Gilley has written “Space Civilization: An Inquiry into the Social Questions for Humans Living in Space.” The book was released by Lexington Books last […]

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]]> Ӱɴý Students, Lafourche Inmates Come Together for Unique Program /news/2020/05/26/nicholls-students-lafourche-inmates-come-together-for-unique-program/ Tue, 26 May 2020 12:30:00 +0000 /news/?p=8156 THIBODAUX, La. — Ӱɴý and the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office recently celebrated the inaugural closing ceremony of a unique, transformative learning experience that puts university students in a new classroom setting with incarcerated students to study social issues.  The Ӱɴý Inside Out Program is the first of its kind in Louisiana. The course […]

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