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Meet three SCU professors who received University awards for teaching excellence and curriculum innovations.
Two SCU professors of finance explore how psychology can help us understand how people behave when they make financial decisions.
The value of an SCU education goes beyond statistics and scores. Students at this university have experiences that engage and transform them.