Finding Your
Focus The Magellan Project transforms students’ passions into purpose
A Magellan Project starts with a spark of inspiration—from a stimulating class discussion to an encouraging exchange with a professor— before igniting into a journey of exploration that can change the course of a student’s future. In five years, Washington & Jefferson College has set in motion 151 Magellan Projects for students who desire to amplify their college education with an independent research project of their own choosing. Whether studying the benefits of meditation with Tibetan monks in India or examining the identities of Hispanic communities across the U.S., the following four students set out on adventures that transformed their perspectives of the world.
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