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different standards than their white peers and being treated as though they don’t speak English well based on their race.   CURTAIN CALL Maria Cruse, another senior teaching assistant majoring in women’s and gender studies, said the J-Term course was “an act of service,” not just a standard learning opportunity. “I enjoy being a social justice educator,” Cruse said. “This was another platform to do that.” Many of the students were eager to tell their stories, she said. They did so in front of a crowd on

. “Our orders come mostly from women in Norway now,” Mariken explained. “However, I’ve had several good conversations with sustainable manufacturers in Sweden, and if we chose to make our products there, we will stick to our core  principles.” “Our concept is to create unique, custom-made pieces in classic designs that won’t go out of style quickly. We also practice Green Shipping and are inclusive in all respects. Every size, gender, age, ethnicity, and so on are welcome. We are happy to do custom

PLU faculty member and acclaimed filmmaker were friends as teens in Mexico City, will reunite for screening of “Güeros” Posted by: Zach Powers / April 19, 2016 Image: “Güeros is an Alice in Wonderland in Mexico City, an incredible visual and sensory exercise on a group of characters orphans of home and identity.” -Alejandro Alemán, El Universal April 19, 2016 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April. 19, 2016)- ``Güeros,`` an award-winning drama set in Mexico City

ideas around gender are challenged. 3rd Place: Picnic (Diptych) by Teagan James ’22 (painting & found photo) I was immediately drawn to this diptych when I entered the gallery. I was impressed with the translation of a found black and white photo into a larger painting in color, and I appreciated them being hung alongside each other, both framed. Honorable Mention #1: Glup by Jack Mahr ’22 (sculpture) This clay sculpture really intrigued me. I spent a lot of time trying to understand its reference

often so very chaotic and painful? That to me is important.”  Why the Digital Humanities Lab Impacts UsSharing Passion for Scholarship Read Previous Sharing Passion for Scholarship: The Kelmer Roe Fellowships in the Humanities Read Next Connection through Translation LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022

life takes them.  We teach Aristotle in the language he spoke, we explore issues of race and ethnicity in part by relating them to such issues in the Greco-Roman world, and we are tracing the roots of the contemporary medical profession thousands of years into history.Second, Classics is one of the most innovative academic programs at PLU. Our Classics faculty work with the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies, Religion, Honors, History, English, and Art, to create cross-listed and

PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist community Posted by: Kari Plog / April 25, 2016 Image: Erik Hammerstrom’s class visits Tacoma’s Hongwanji Buddhist Temple on April 24. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 25, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the

Students plan to build upon archaeological research following museum partnership, summer dig in Roche Harbor Posted by: Kari Plog / October 26, 2016 Image: Emma Holm ’17, Grant Schroeder ’17, Georgia Abrams ’18 (right to left) on Mount Young on San Juan Island during their summer dig in Roche Harbor. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) October 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan

PLU Faculty Members to Present at TEDx Tacoma Posted by: Zach Powers / March 6, 2015 Image: (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 6, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 5, 2015)— On Saturday, March 21, a diverse and distinguished group of speakers will present “ideas worth spreading” at the fourth annual installation of TEDx Tacoma.Among that group will be three Pacific Lutheran University faculty members representing a variety of PLU’s academic divisions

Open to Interpretation: Advocacy (Episode 1) Posted by: Zach Powers / August 24, 2015 August 24, 2015 TACOMA, WASH. (August 24, 2015)- Hosted by Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, “Open to Interpretation” is a new podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses.The inaugural episode of OTI is a discussion of the word “advocacy” among Young, Associate Professor of Religion Kevin O’Brien and