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and wide. Her audiences included school board meetings, the Washington Education Association and classrooms of fourth-graders. PLU and Politics Chan chose PLU because she wanted a small, private institution that would allow her to know peers and students. She also fell in love with Stuen Residential Hall’s second floor, where students of color have their own living space and dorms. “It gave me a community to lean on,” she says. In her first year at PLU, Chan has contributed to and lead on matters
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learned at PLU? Knapp: One of the things that we’ve talked about in a lot of political science classes is different theories on messaging and things like that. I feel like a lot of (lessons) end up reflecting what it’s like at the legislature. PLU: What made you want to study political science in the first place? Knapp: My motivation is definitely improving people’s lives and making a better world. It’s super cliché and I hate it, but that’s ultimately what’s motivated me into politics. PLU: Will we
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a recent email, “My research has almost completely changed since the last time I checked in. My dissertation (as of right now) will examine the politics surrounding the development of Holocaust consciousness in the United States in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Last semester, I completed a paper about the first conference to focus women’s experiences during the Holocaust which took place in 1983. I learned just how controversial feminist analysis of the Holocaust seemed in the 80s, which was a key
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to Namibia as a Fulbright-Hays scholar, returning to the country in 2011-13 as a co-leader in J-Term comparative education courses. “I knew my first trip to Namibia transformed me,” she said. “I still am unable to totally articulate the transformation, but I know I was a different person when I returned. Each time I journey to Namibia I become increasingly comfortable in a culture that is so different from what I know or knew.” Namibia was under South African rule, and apartheid laws, until just
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speaking, it kept a lot of doors open. There are a lot of options out there for economics majors. You can go into law. You can go into data. You can go into public policy, politics, and all those kinds of things. Finally, why did you decide to study at PLU? PLU follows the principles of a Lutheran Higher Education, which is something that is really close to me and that I’m a very passionate believer in. I’m not a Lutheran myself, but the higher education principles that come along with that, I think
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: Police Violence against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie; and Beyond Hashtags: Racial Politics and Black Digital Networks by Sarah Florini, among others. We believe it is important to recognize Black feminist thought as a basis for thinking about social justice. We encourage students who want to be allies to also continue to learn and reflect. We recognize the double-bind our Black students and students of color are experiencing, as Black and Latinx communities are
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community.” As a high school senior on the Washington State National Association and Advancement of Colored People Youth Council, Chan carried her message far and wide. Her audiences included school board meetings, the Washington Education Association and classrooms of fourth-graders. PLU and Politics Chan chose PLU because she wanted a small, private institution that would allow her to know peers and students. She also fell in love with Stuen Residential Hall’s second floor, where students of color
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science in the first place? Knapp: My motivation is definitely improving people’s lives and making a better world. It’s super cliché and I hate it, but that’s ultimately what’s motivated me into politics. PLU: Will we see you in the news in a few years because you’re running for office? Knapp (laughing): I think all the people who are elected are amazing. I think they are doing great at their job, and I do not want their job. PLU: In an ideal world, what kind of position would you like to be in 10, 15
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. You find a lot in the decisions that firms make, the decisions that consumers make, and how those lead to the circumstances surrounding you. Not only that, but more, more practically speaking, it kept a lot of doors open. There are a lot of options out there for economics majors. You can go into law. You can go into data. You can go into public policy, politics, and all those kinds of things. Finally, why did you decide to study at PLU? PLU follows the principles of a Lutheran Higher Education
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on, to forge his own pathway. “I tell people that I sort of studied psychology, got hooked on behavioral and found a way to apply that to financial markets and those interpersonal relationships you have as an advisor. And I think that resonates with people.” × This article is part of the “Lutes in New York” series in the Fall 2023 issue of Resolute Magazine. Read Previous Emily Peterson ’14 : Global policy, politics and partnerships Read Next How Erik Bainter ’23 and Jai Alapai ’24 answered a
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