Jessica Chastain is loving student life.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye actress is currently attending Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government as part of its master’s program for Public Administration, and the decision to get her diploma has been thrilling for her.

“I just like to be challenged and learn and exercise my brain in a new way,” Jessica exclusively told E! News at the Kering Foundation’s 4th Annual Caring for Women Dinner in New York City on Sept. 11. “I was really surprised by the classes that I’m responding to.”

The 48-year-old shared that in addition to statistics, she’s really enjoying her negation classes, which helped give her a new outlook on life.

“We had a class about resolving conflict,” she explained in the interview airin

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