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have a negative effect on birth mothers who had been promised secrecy by social workers at the time they had relinquished their babies. My earlier research was ambivalent on this issue, there not being sufficient evidence to support a conclusion, one way or another. But the paper I delivered in Sydney, based on new research in Great Britain and Australia as well as the United States, addressed this issue. My paper was the first one to test empirically how safe birth parents and adopted adults were

only PLU gateway program that has its students live with local families for a majority of their time. The other gateway programs offer apartment-style student housing.) His family treated him as … family. They would always include him in activities, meals – everything. He loved it. It was more than just a good way to enjoy the traditional hospitality of Mexico. It was also a great way to really learn the language and explore the social culture of Mexico. “I even went with them during the Day of The

Jared Wright ’14 discusses working on refugee resettlement, impactful internships, and more Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 2, 2020 Image: (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) March 2, 2020 By Zach Powers '10Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14 arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like, but he can clearly remember the excitement he felt

system, with an eye on how they represent themselves and their experiences in foster care. She interviewed youth currently in foster care as well as those who, like herself, had aged out of the system. The research culminated in a series of theater productions featuring actors with foster experience alongside those without. Benge strives to challenge existing narratives and assumptions about foster youth. Because most of our understanding comes from social workers, psychologists, and a slew of bleak

we begin to represent animals that responsibly place them inside their own lives? Photo taken during a J-term course in Antarctica in 2014 by Saiyare Refaei (‘14) Our obligations to the other creatures on this planet is one of the great ethical questions of our times. Yet the prejudice against animals—“speciesism,” as it’s been called—slows our progress in sorting out these ethical issues. Compare the progress made recently with other major ethical and social issues. In his now-famous book

about our transfer admission process. Read Previous Sarah Saavedra ’22 shares her experience as a first-gen college student Read Next Advice for first-year students: Build a support system LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal

— especially since we both majored in economics.” Read Previous Student stories from the 253 PLU Bound Scholarship Read Next Students with a Side Gig LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia

many people are unable to do, like are just completely oppressed and disenfranchised. And so I think it’s really important that we exercise that power.” Read Previous Lute journeys with fellow Samish tribal members in canoe Power Paddle to Puyallup Read Next How First Gens thrive LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work

Philosophy from Penn State University. He regularly teaches courses in ethics, social and political philosophy, and business ethics, as well as courses in early modern philosophy, 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, and the philosophy of race. “Many have begun to consider seriously the ethics of producing food under such conditions and, indeed, the ethics of eating animals in general. I look forward to participating in a public debate about these issues in order to bring them more clearly into

at Pacific Lutheran University. The project is supervised by Professor Joanne M. Lisosky, Ph.D., and Melannie Denise Cunningham, M.B.A. and Director of Multicultural Recruitment at PLU. The filmmakers make regular updates on production progress on their social-media accounts: Facebook,  Twitter, and Instagram.WATCH THE TRAILER Read Previous PLU hosts international speech and debate tournament Read Next PLU hosts Art from Parkland’s youth in a week-long exhibition LATEST POSTS Pacific Lutheran