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raisonnable à croire que de croire une injustice.”  In English:  Madame Dupin; photo from Wiki Commons ``That women are inferior to men ...is more reasonable to believe than to believe (that there is) injustice.`` They chose these words because they conveyed Dupin’s incisive irony, and because they remain relevant today. For along the same lines, one could say that it is more “reasonable” to believe that poverty is the result of laziness than to consider the social, political, and economic structures that

analysts, music instructors, nurse administrators and practitioners, school administrators and teachers, social scientists, writers and more. They work for small businesses, city governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations, international agencies, and for some of the most famous companies in the world, such as Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks. Our graduate alumni — nurtured and challenged in the context of Lutheran higher education — are part of a long legacy of excellence, innovative

different from each other. One (Tobago) held a focus on education, health, and social services, coupled with conversations about identity, race, and privilege. I spent time volunteering in an elementary school, specifically working with the “1st graders.” As the child of two public school educators, it made me think about the way that education is done differently around the world. Schools have different structures, curriculum varies depending on context, and classroom management and discipline are done

owners and leaders, financial consultants, marketing data analysts, music instructors, nurse administrators and practitioners, school administrators and teachers, social scientists, writers and more. They work for small businesses, city governments, school districts, nonprofit organizations, international agencies, and for some of the most famous companies in the world, such as Amazon, Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks. Our graduate alumni — nurtured and challenged in the context of Lutheran higher

How do you handle being the “first” or the “only”? Nikki Plaid ’96 (full oral history interview here)Born and raised in Las Vegas as a Lutheran, Nikki Plaid found PLU naturally through her family and her pastor. Her first night at PLU was the first night she had been out of state, and she was determined to make the most of her experience. In addition to picking up two majors (in political science and global studies) and a minor (in women’s studies), Nikki got involved with the Black Student

Valery Jorgenson '14 Anthony Markuson ’13 traveled the world as a Pacific Lutheran University student and moved across the country as a new graduate—and, always, everywhere, a little bit of PLU goes with him. Markuson, who majored in Biology with a minor in Global Studies and a concentration in World Health, found his current position through fellow Lutes—and it’s a position that’s not so much a job as a service opportunity. “I see how that (service) works outside the ‘Lutedome,’ and that is

documentary films, advice for aspiring filmmakers, the challenges of filming a documentary in the midst of a violent revolution and the role of digital media in social movements. “I consider myself a visual diarist, enabled and obliged to bring testimony to our world so you’re able to see beyond the three-minute news sound bite … Viral videos and stories can catch the spirit of a nation and spread across the world like wildfire. It is the story that a culture tells that sets the parameters for what we

Course Descriptions SOCW 101 : Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare - ES An introduction to human need and the field of social work. Provides an overview of services, models of service delivery, and professional social work values. Students visit agency settings and meet with social work practitioners. A volunteer experience in the field is a required component of this seminar-style course. (4) SOCW 175 : January on the Hill - VW, GE An intense experience of service and community work