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What should I major in? ANYTHING!  A common misperception is that law school are looking for applicants that majored in particular disciplines or that certain majors, such as Political Science, better prepare you for law school; however, this is WRONG!  Law schools have no preference for applicants from certain majors, and all majors can prepare you to be successful in law school. Ultimately, you are best served by taking a challenging, broad based curriculum and performing well. Being at PLU

aspects of German cultural and history. Her research and publications are focused on the role of the artist in public discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery

Learn More: Bamana MaskThe Bamana are a large and powerful ethnic group in Mali, West Africa. Both Islamic and traditional religious views are entwined in Bamana culture. The political structure is patrilineal, meaning positions are inherited and handed down through the male side of the family. Political leaders also control the group’s religious arrangement. Adulthood is earned through the process of six major initiation societies, collectively called the jow, which are used as both a

Kone My name is Jonah Kone, a student at the University of Puget Sound, and I major in International Political Economy with minors in Hispanic Studies and Environmental Policy. I am especially interested in how cultural, anthropological, and political factors shape environmental policy, especially with interdisciplinary and international issues such as climate change. As an outdoor enthusiast with an addiction for travel, I hope to do environmental work in the Americas with an international focus

professors there taught me how to become not only a better scholar but also a more thoughtful and engaged human being.” Loberg, whose area of expertise is modern European history, centered her article on the perspectives and uses of the city streets of Berlin during the 1920s and ’30s. She discusses how the city landscape translated and revealed the struggle of the political and economic crises of the period. By using different types of research tools, including police reports, photographs, newspaper

Future of Jewish – Christian Relations 2014 – Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change 2013 – Lutheran Perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth 2012 – Political LifeOur speakers include: Lutheran womanist theologian and ethicist Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace (Shaw University Divinity School).  As a scholar, Rev. Dr. Wallace has published African American Grief (2005) and the experience of widowhood for black women.  As an ELCA Lutheran pastor, she has led in many capacities in the church nationally

PalermDr. Carmiña Palerm examines important social and political lessons learned during her 2015 alternative spring break trip with students to the US/Mexico border.Thinking About Messy Warby Dr. Pauline Shanks KaurinDr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin outlines the academic and non-academic communities that shaped the research in her recent book on military ethics, including scholars, students, soldiers, and civilians.Does Anyone Oppose Charity?by Dr. Samuel TorvendDr. Samuel Torvend reflects on his experience

faculty and staff of the Gender, Sexuality and Race Studies Program and the Center for Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability, reject this wrongful and persecutory decision. We affirm the basic human right for all people to determine their own lives and govern their own bodies. We support a reproductive political movement that goes beyond the pro-choice / pro-life divide to instead embrace reproductive justice for all.  Scholars and activists Loretta Ross and Rickie Solinger define reproductive justice

and government and associate professor of political science, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish speaker who didn’t learn English before beginning school. She was raised in an immigrant household in the Southwest and experienced many of the obstacles fellow Latinos face every day in the U.S. Like many who come from a similar background, Chávez was the first in her family to graduate from college, despite the barriers she faced. She came from a home and a school system that didn’t

, Dunwoody Technical College Click on the Zoom link to join the panel. https://plu-edu.zoom.us/j/91840971872Panel 1B: China’s Foreign Relations in the Past and Present (Hauge Administration Building 200) Chair: Xiaobing Li China-Related Legislation in the 118th Congress of the United States: Political and Trend Analyses, Baogang Guo Dalton State College Paradigmatic Shift of China’s Diplomatic Discourse: Stances, Practices, and Implications, Lu Shuming, City University of New York-Brooklyn College