Senior Theses in Social Action/Social Change

The BA program culminates in the writing of a Senior Thesis.

Students select a topic related to their concentration and submit their thesis proposal in the spring of their junior year. Under the regular guidance of faculty advisors and evaluators, students continue to research, write, and develop the study over the course of their senior year. The result is a significant piece of research and an established skill set that will enable independent research studies going forward.

It's your chance to research what interests you. Write. Reflect. Discover. The faculty is here to support you as you pursue your passions.

Past theses in Social Action/Social Change include:

Cori Stenning-Barnes, “The Young Lords Party & Puerto Rican Traditions of Anti-colonial Resistance” (2016)
Paige Gbasie, “A Dream Deferred: The Shortcomings of Education Reform and the Unfulfilled Promise of Equal Educational Opportunities” (2014)
Usman Jalloh, “Migration and Identity: The Lives of West African Women in the United States” (2009)
Dara Levy Bernstein, “Lands on the Edge of Land: Imagining Jewish Peoplehood and Attachment to Israel” (2009)
Isaac Gabriel Salgado, “The Curious Case of the Cosmic Race: Mestizaje and National Identity in Post-Revolutionary Mexico” (2009)
Yesenia Marie Gorbea, “When Did Battering Become a Crime? A Study on the Institutionalization of Domestic Violence in Puerto Rico” (2008)