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<\/span><\/span>The Cross-College Challenge (XCC) is the BU Hub\u2019s signature project-based, 4-credit elective course open to juniors and seniors from all of BU\u2019s undergraduate schools and colleges. XCC provides a unique opportunity for faculty, staff, and community partners to explore a complex real-world problem or an enduring human question with an interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen you get a group together that\u2019s coming from all these different backgrounds, you avoid groupthink. So your ideas are more innovative, more creative.\u201d<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

Emily de Redon, Questrom graduate teaching assistant<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/span><\/span>Ready to benefit from new and diverse perspectives? Find out how you can get involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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