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  • No Labor Lost https://www.plu.edu/scancenter/exhibitions/no-labor-lost/

    on a very regular basis. When I was asked to teach this class, I decided that I’d work with the students to create a real exhibit in the Scandinavian Cultural Center! Jen Jenkins, Chair of the Scandinavian Studies Program, approved a topic for the course that would also allow the course to fulfill a Scandinavian Studies elective credit. With the course taking place during the Spring, and with all the conversations around campus about social justice, I thought people might be interested to learn

  • Philosophy and the Other Disciplines https://www.plu.edu/prism/philosophy-and-the-other-disciplines/

    questioning even those things that might be taken as obvious or foundational commitments within these areas. Philosophers do the same in relation to other areas of our society in studying ethics, epistemology, metaphysical and social and political philosophy.  Philosopher Richard Rorty, in his classic Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature notes that this gatekeeper and judge function has for a long time defined (at least in part)what the discipline is and what is means to be a philosopher, “To drop the

  • Discovery – Resolute Online: Fall 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/discovery/

    of applicants. The five- day event was offered by the Council of Independent Colleges and Interfaith Youth Core, a nonprofit organization working to make interfaith cooperation a social norm. Hammerstrom and other educators from various universities learned about engaging students in constructive dialogue. They dealt with case studies that each participant brought to the table, springing from everyday experiences and challenges related to religion. He said knowing how to respond to religious

  • Schedule https://www.plu.edu/wang-center-symposium/schedule/

    Resources Location: Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center 1:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Reclaiming Curiosity: A Fireside Chat How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times Speaker: Mónica Guzmán, Bridge-Builder, Journalist, Author in conversation with Jenny James, Associate Professor of English, Chair of Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies, Director of Native American and Indigenous Studies, PLU Introduction: Justin Eckstein, Associate Professor of Communication, PLU Location

  • Conference at PLU focuses on how to have productive conversations about race and equity https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/01/27/peoples-gathering/

    , John provides practical tools participants can use in making positive, sustainable changes in their lives, communities, and organizations. John has a Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Drama Therapy. He is currently finishing his PhD work at CIIS in San Francisco focusing on social justice, ecology, and indigenous studies. Read Previous Global leader in diplomacy to visit PLU and discuss how ‘Conflict is Inevitable, Violence is Not’ Read Next Last year Martha Spieker

  • Obituaries – Resolute Online: Fall 2021 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2021/obituaries/

    ,” remembers Dean of Social Sciences Anna Leon Guerrero. “He was a veritable encyclopedia of sociology, able to offer his analysis of any classical or contemporary theory. He led by example and inspired me and our students to engage our sociological imaginations and to read and think more expansively about our discipline.” Arturo’s curiosity as a sociologist was endless. He researched and wrote on a wide range of topics including the sociology of revolution, a methological critique of studies of swinging

  • Learning Outcomes https://www.plu.edu/honors/learning-outcomes/

    International Honors Program Learning OutcomesWhat follows are two different ways of expressing the same International Honors Program Learning Outcomes: the first version is aimed at students beginning their studies; the second version is expressed in terms professors tend to use. International Honors Program Learning Outcomes:  From the Student’s Perspective Learn how different disciplines approach the same problems, and then put their methods together to get new, bigger perspective on those

  • Paul Sutton https://www.plu.edu/idp/staff/paul-sutton/

    Curriculum Studies 2020: 52(1), 118-137. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. . ""Investigating the role of social status in teacher collaborative groups."." Journal of Teacher Education 2019: 70(4), 347-359. Sutton, P. S., Knuth, R. . ""A schoolwide investment in problem-based learning."." Phi Delta Kappan 2017: 99(2), 65-70. Sutton, P. S., Shouse, A. W. . ""More than a strategy: Building a culture of collaboration in schools." ." Phi Delta Kappan 2016: 49(7), 69-73. Accolades 2023 PLU Spirit of Diversity Award

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    Secondary Teacher Education
    Teacher Collaborative Learning
    Social Foundations of Education
    History of Education

  • Preparing you for your future career(s): how PLU helps https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/preparing-you-for-your-future-careers-how-plu-helps/

    receive one-on-one career and internship guidance from seasoned alumni in your field of interest. Here are the three programs we’re offering this year: The College of Liberal Studies mentoring program is tailored for students in a diverse range of majors and minors, such as Anthropology, Chinese Studies, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies, Global Studies, History, Holocaust & Genocide Studies, Language & Literatures, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Philosophy

  • Eckstein takes the helm of PLU Speech and Debate – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/10/12/eckstein-takes-the-helm-of-plu-speech-and-debate/

    and social justice values attracted him to the university. “Learning how to articulate your positions forcefully and reasonably and being able to advocate for yourself is something that everyone should be able to do. If we are unable to mediate our disagreements with words, what does that really leave us?” Eckstein asks. “I think learning how to craft arguments, how to evaluate arguments and how to engage other people’s positions is an important part of social justice.” Social justice also