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April 8, 2012 Philosophy Lecture: ‘Ruined by Talking’ The Spring Philosophy Lecture “Ruined by Talking: Kieregaard on Language, Nature, and Communications” will take place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24 in Morken 103. Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay will give the address. The lecture will exam both Danish philosopher SØren Kierkegaard’s sharp criticism of human language and his praise for the communicative skills of non-human life. Does language give humans an advantage over

—never to be satisfied with what one’s peers are doing, whether as an individual or an institution. “We can set higher standards for ourselves as a university,” she insisted. “Think bigger, dream bigger,” she added, which entails finding new language to name one’s experience. Referencing Octavia’s Brood, an anthology by the writers and organizers Walidah Imarisha and adrienne maree brown, she concluded, “All change is science fiction.”Emmanuel GonzalezMajor: Biology, with a minor in Chemistry

Enrique Shapira Testimonial Posted by: Parker Brocker-Knapp / April 20, 2023 April 20, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Previous Mariana Pasquet Testimonial Read Next Hilda Waksman Testimonial LATEST POSTS Hilda Waksman Testimonial May 3, 2023 Mariana Pasquet Testimonial April 9, 2023 Diego Perelmuter Testimonial April 1, 2023 Giza Alterwajn de Goldfarb Testimonial February 20, 2023

Mariana Pasquet Testimonial Posted by: Parker Brocker-Knapp / April 9, 2023 April 9, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Previous Diego Perelmuter Testimonial Read Next Enrique Shapira Testimonial LATEST POSTS Hilda Waksman Testimonial May 3, 2023 Enrique Shapira Testimonial April 20, 2023 Diego Perelmuter Testimonial April 1, 2023 Giza Alterwajn de Goldfarb Testimonial February 20, 2023

Diego Perelmuter Testimonial Posted by: Parker Brocker-Knapp / April 1, 2023 April 1, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Previous Giza Alterwajn de Goldfarb Testimonial Read Next Mariana Pasquet Testimonial LATEST POSTS Hilda Waksman Testimonial May 3, 2023 Enrique Shapira Testimonial April 20, 2023 Mariana Pasquet Testimonial April 9, 2023 Giza Alterwajn de Goldfarb Testimonial February 20, 2023

PLU digital campaign explores the meaning of the words “anti-racist,” “anti-Blackness,” “decolonize” and “BIPOC” Posted by: Zach Powers / September 21, 2020 Image: Members of PLU’s “MLMC: Words Mean Things” team include (from left to right) Angie Hambrick (co-producer), Ami Shah (discussion facilitator), Kenzie Gandy (co-producer) and Lace Smith (co-producer). September 21, 2020 “My Language. My Choice. Words Mean Things” is a dynamic digital campaign being launched this month by Pacific

Fulbright program, bringing PLU’s total number of Fulbrights since 1975 to 100. That 100th Fulbright, Brianna Walling ’14, said she was speechless when she received the email from the Fulbright committee that informed her that come next March, she would be travelling to Argentina for about nine months to teach English there. “I was hiking up Mount Rainier when I found out from a friend on Facebook,” she laughed before walking across the Tacoma Dome stage on May 24 to receive her degree in Political

Meet some Rieke Scholars Posted by: vcraker / March 15, 2022 March 15, 2022 PLU Rieke Scholars talk about what it’s like to advocate for diversity, social justice, and sustainability in their communities. Keep reading to learn more about the program and how you can become a Rieke Scholar.  Read Previous How to be a Lute: Lute language 101 Read Next PLU’s Fixed Tuition Guarantee LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while

Sara Piatnica Testimonial (Part 1) Posted by: kaufmard / January 28, 2023 January 28, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Sara Piatnica, 91, talks about why she, her mother, and her siblings migrated to Uruguay after the war, about her father’s family, and about reparations. Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Previous Sara Piatnica Testimonial (Part 2) Read Next Eva Nathan Testimonial LATEST POSTS Hilda Waksman Testimonial May 3, 2023 Enrique Shapira Testimonial April 20, 2023

Sara Piatnica Testimonial (Part 3) Posted by: kaufmard / January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 By PLU Uruguay Project Team Sara Piatnica, 91, describes making a new life in Uruguay. She explains her identities as a survivor and a Jewish Uruguayan. She talks about her husband, children, and grandchildren. Open English TranslationOpen Spanish Transcript Read Next Sara Piatnica Testimonial (Part 2) LATEST POSTS Hilda Waksman Testimonial May 3, 2023 Enrique Shapira Testimonial April 20, 2023 Mariana