PEMBROKE, N.C., April 15 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
Sitting inside the U.S. Supreme Court courtroom, UNC Pembroke student Dustin Barnes
found himself imagining his future.
Barnes, a sophomore criminal justice major aspiring to become a federal prosecutor,
reflected that seeing the Supreme Court in person brought his studies to life.
This Spring Break Study Away trip to Washington, D.C., gave UNCP students real-world
insights into the institutions, history and culture they study, helping bridge classroom
theory with firsthand experiences.
Organized by political science professors Drs. Melanie Escue and Josiah Marineau,
the Study Away trip brought students enrolled in intro to politi...