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• Faculty Flyer 2025 [Department of Economics]
  Welcome! This page provides information about our department and community for our tenure track candidates. [caption id="attachment_1606" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Moledina, Krause, Shaunta Palmer '25, Mellizo, Tian, Chris Lee '25, and Long at Commencement[/caption] About our department The
• Spark of a Protest [The Relevance of the Corsu Language to the Diversity of Corsica]
  On March 22, 2022, Yvan Colonna was beaten to death in prison for his political views. He was a Corsican nationalist serving life in prison for his assassination of Claude Érignac, a top French official in 1998. Massive protests erupted as a result wanting "Freedom for Corsica". But why? Why does C
• Context on Corsica [The Relevance of the Corsu Language to the Diversity of Corsica]
  What is Corsica? Corsica is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, 105 miles south of France, 56 miles from Italy, and 7 miles from Sardinia(island owned by Italy). It has a population of around 350 thousand individuals and is predominantly roman-catholic. A Brief History Corsica
• Why a Grudge? [The Relevance of the Corsu Language to the Diversity of Corsica]
  Looking back at the island's history we can see why Corsica feels the way it does about France. It was exploited for resources by both France and Italy harming its economic growth, and on multiple occasions France has tried to get rid of their language. These attempts being as recent as 2022 when F