Governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee visits PLU
TACOMA, Wash. – Political Science major, Riley Dolan, moderates discussion with Jay Inslee Political Science major, Riley Dolan, did a great job moderating a recent discussion/town hall with Governor and presidential candidate Governor Jay Inslee at Pacific Lutheran University . What an excellent opportunity. PLU…
Political Science Dept. Chair Maria Chávez speaks out on ‘college scandal’
TACOMA, Wash. – Can college scandal make Latino students rethink ‘impostor syndrome’ guilt? “Most of us never thought to question whether other people who are in these classrooms deserve admissions — we just assume they deserved admissions more than we do.” More
Legislative Days
OLYMPIA, Wash. – WA State Legislative Internship Faculty Coordinator Day PLU Political Science students (and their Prof. Maria Chávez-Pringle) attended Washington State Legislative Faculty Coordinator Day at the legislative building in March. Among some of the activities, “ Stepping into Roles “, where interns discussed…
Social Sciences/political science major “Making Waves” at State Capitol
TACOMA, Wash. – Junior Ashley Stiles has been a member of the three-time defending Northwest Conference Champion Pacific Lutheran University women’s rowing team for the past three years. Last year, Stiles was an alternate for the Lutes at the NCAA Division III Championships where the…
Dr. Maria Chávez APSA Member of the Month
Dr. Maria Chávez American Political Science Association Member of the Month Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 12,000 members in more than 80 countries. With a range of…
Professor to serve as featured speaker at statewide conference aimed at addressing opportunity gap
TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 27, 2017)- Maria Chavez leads with her own experience when she addresses academic opportunity and achievement. Specifically, she empathizes with students who come from marginalized populations Chavez, chair and associate professor of politics and government, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish…