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of social justice within education while pursuing a major in political science. As an ASPLU senator, she helps to write bills and advocate for students. As a dCenter Rieke scholar, she volunteers in PLU’s diversity center and participates in social justice campus activities, and helps to tell high school students about PLU. This spring, she’ll travel to Arizona with the NAACP for an education conference. And as a filmmaker, she’s offered a two-night documentary screening to enthusiastic crowds

. Maria Chávez honored by American Political Science Association Latino Caucus Read Next President Belton discusses PLU “PLUS Year” with Dave Ross COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in

? After he graduates, he plans to spend the next year in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps, while applying to medical school. What brought the three to Africa and the top of that continent were study away experiences during the fall semester. Anna McCracken ’14 Major(s): global studies and anthropology Hometown: Spanaway, Wash. Study Away: South Africa – studying social and political transformation What’s next? After she graduates, she would like to spend a year volunteering. “I have a feeling South Africa

peace-building missions overseas. Andrew Larsen ’15 and Amy Delo ’15 will be representing PLU as the Peace Scholars for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Forum. While attending the three-day forum, held annually in Minnesota the last 26 years, the two will be listening to Nobel Peace Prize-winning speakers such as Leymah Gbowee, honored for her leadership in the nonviolent struggle for women’s rights and safety. Larsen is a religion and anthropology double major, with a political science minor. Larsen

growing effort across higher education to better prepare students for a global economy and an interconnected world. With nearly 10,000 members, NAFSA is the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. The four other winners in 2009 are Boston University, Connecticut College, Portland State University and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Past winners in other years include Purdue University, Michigan State University, Concordia College and Arcadia University. Read

the reduction of some 16,000 service members (from JBLM) would have ‘no significant impact’ to the region,” said Farnum. “Folks in the region said that that was untrue, so they are conducting the listening session to hear directly from those whom would be impacted.” Among those attending the listening session will be Joel Zylstra, director of PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service. He worries that such dramatic cuts to JBLM would be harmful to the local economy and to the quality of

the refugees out. It is not enough. Our world is shrinking under the pressure of the globalized economy, but sadly, governmental structures have not caught up to the needs of a globalized society. Diversity. Social Justice. Sustainability. PLU’s values for the new millennium become now more relevant then ever. How fast can we spread this word to our world? Read Previous Ordal Hall: Lots is New for Fall Read Next PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If

, a dream that’s been a lifetime in the making. Read Previous PLU introduces new data science major to meet growing demand in data-driven economy Read Next From the Court to the Classroom: Sianna Iverson’s continued resilience and drive is taking her from PLU to Duke University COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024

. Baumol that explains how it works. Baumol points out that society is able to continue to afford such highly trained personal services because the productive side of the economy (manufacturing, etc.) reduces the relative costs of things like food, clothing, and transportation to such an extent that the average family is able to afford, say, a college education, in part because other things have become relatively cheaper as a percentage of household income. And, while this is generally true for “the

. It is also the third largest trading nation in the world and the United States’ second largest trading partner. Yet it is also a country of deep contrasts. Although China is now the world’s 4th largest economy, its per capita GDP ranks only 130th because of its massive population of over 1.3 billion people. China copes with massive internal migration and labor imbalances; it faces a large labor surplus even though labor shortages still exist in certain Chinese market segments. Some 150 million