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campus recruitersâ âemphasisâ on bringing in STEM majors as well as âthe interest in career-oriented majors on the part of students.â Lapin suggested that another big change in the program will be in having students develop an area of interest and concentrate on that area of interest. He related that the department was also questioning how much Hebrew the curriculum should have, saying: âWe require more Hebrew than most other majors, which makes it more like a language major in some respects.â Lapin also reported that the program was working on creating other majors as well, saying: âWe have a new major in
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