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,” she said. “I understand a lot of things they have experienced.” Sabet-Kazilas says gaining graduate-level admission to PLU represented years of hard work and resilience. She graduated in 2008 with a degree in psychology from the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education, which was founded in 1987 in response to the Iranian government’s campaign to block Baha’i followers from pursuing higher education. She earned a bachelor’s degree despite a lifetime of intimidation in Iranian primary schools. “With

The FAFSA Is Changing for 2024-25The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the annual application to apply for financial aid at Pacific Lutheran University. For the 2024-25 academic year, the FAFSA is undergoing significant changes, a process known as FAFSA Simplification that was enacted by Congress in 2021. The FAFSA typically opens on October 1st, but for 2024-25, it will not be open until December 2023. In the meantime, we will be sending email communications to students and

rhetoric that is poisoning public discourse in recent months, PLU is launching an institution-wide educational campaign to promote active listening in academic spaces and beyond. The university’s primary goal for this academic year, to be carried throughout the years that follow, is to move PLU’s campus from a place of welcoming to a true place of belonging for students of all backgrounds. PLU strives to be a place where people of color, people of all sexual and gender identities, people of all faiths

how journalists can rethink their roles to better meet the needs of a participatory public. Moni is the inaugural McGurn Fellow at the University of Florida, working with researchers at the UF College of Journalism and Communications and beyond to better understand ways to employ techniques described in her book to boost understanding. She was named one of the 50 most influential women in Seattle, served twice as a juror for the Pulitzer Prizes, and plays a barbarian named Shadrack in her besties

continue to provide that for current and future students.” – Mary, Kirkland, WA “All four members of our Lansverk family graduated from PLU: Kay (81), Marvin (80), Allison (11), and Hannah (14).  We each benefited from the rich education and community that PLU offered.  We want others to be able to share this amazing opportunity.” –  Kay and Marvin, Bozeman, MT “Appreciation of the many Music and Communications Events, especially the annual Christmas concert.” –  Melvin, Tacoma, WA  “I am a PLU Alum