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naturally, or did you intentionally challenge yourself or do something a bit different? My books prior to “The Galleons” were definitely more concerned with my immediate and contemporary life. Starting with “The Galleons,” there’s definitely a historical element that is a new element in my writing, but the catalyst for that historical perspective was a personal one because I was thinking a lot about my grandmother who died in 2016, at 92 years old. Thinking about her life and my own personal loss, it

Prize winners) and the best up-and-coming talent. “T.C. Boyle, Richard Bausch, Lorrie Moore,” Carey said, naming several of the writers with stories in the collection. “These are the writers I was reading 25 years ago when I was deciding I wanted to be a writer, and now we’re between the same pages? It was a dream come true.” Like Andrews, Carey is in her final year of the MFA program. As she’s been working on her thesis over the past several months, she said she’s realized she is a writer because

, especially black girls, is examined in a tough-minded documentary Valerius recently produced as part of her master’s project called The Souls of Black Girls. Valerius will be on campus for a screening of the film at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Chris Knutsen Hall at the UC . Valerius will be on hand for a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Admission is free, but an RSVP is requested. Call the admissions office at 253-535-8716 to RSVP. The documentary has black women, and men, talking about the constant barrage

and Translations interest area.Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the grant for their ongoing project titled “An Edition and Translation of Selections from Louise Dupin’s Philosophical Treatise, The Work on Women.” The project aims to present the work of Enlightenment French Feminist, author, and philosopher Louise Dupin to a wide audience for the first time by translating and editing a selection of her most

you’re are less civilized, and more in touch with the kinds of primal instincts one has to use to survive. I think in this over-civilized, over-developed world, some feel there is a cultural, existential crisis going on.  Ultrarunning in a natural setting is a way for people to connect in a meaningful way to not only each other, but to their primal past. It’s a way to reconnect with nature.” In her research, Dr. O’Brien is focusing on a group of five elite women from the ultrarunning community

. You’ll get to take a First Year Experience course linked to your LC, and will have opportunities to participate in activities related to the theme(s) and communities that most interest you. Below we’ve got answers to questions you might have, and how to select your Learning Community! What are the LC options? (click on the links to get more details about each) Community for Creative Expression Contemporary Issues Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability Community First in the Family Students of Color

. You’ll get to take a First Year Experience course linked to your LC, and will have opportunities to participate in activities related to the theme(s) and communities that most interest you. Below we’ve got answers to questions you might have, and how to select your Learning Community! What are the LC options? (click on the links to get more details about each) Community for Creative Expression Contemporary Issues Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability Community First in the Family Students of Color

volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout undergraduate and graduate school for college-related studies and more volunteering. He even met his future wife there, in 2004. Today, Levy is a specialist in contemporary Honduras and an assistant professor in Pacific Lutheran University’s anthropology department. His research has focused on Honduran governance after the 2009 military coup and the outmigration patterns that followed.More Read Previous Diversity Center Alums: Complexities of Care

Oct. 30 lecture led by Jennifer Pozner, executive director and founder of the Women In Media & News, an organization which tracks media bias and portrayals of women and minorities in newspaper and television stories. The lecture, titled “When Anchormen Attack!: Gender, Race and the Media in Election 2008,” will begin at 6 p.m. in the Regency Room of the UC. It is free and open to the public. A journalist and author herself, Pozner will look at how sexist backlash and racial prejudice have

to further her career and advocate for important issues. “I’ve grown so much in my interview skills and my public performance skills; it’s kind of a vehicle to work with my passion for opera and my passion for domestic violence,” Abbott said. Abbott, a survivor of domestic violence, uses the pageants as an opportunity to advocate for victims and raise awareness about the issue. “It’s something that many of us have to deal with; many women are survivors, and it’s something that needs to be brought