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scholarship of students of international affairs through the promotion of a deeper understanding of world affairs. “The society supports the consensus that international studies require an interdisciplinary perspective that includes technical and analytical skills, as well as facility in a foreign language,” said Ami V. Shah, a global studies professor and faculty advisor to the PLU Sigma Iota Rho chapter. “Our curriculum was vetted by the national office and deemed to fulfill these goals.” PLU students

religious dimension, ignorance is not bliss. Think about it: all these issues are charged with religious language – abortion, creationism vs. evolution, fundamentalism, LGBTQ rights, environmental defense and degradation, health care, Holocaust studies, human rights, international terrorism, the Iraq conflict, land use in the Northwest, presidential politics, the quest for peace, poverty, and stem-cell research. The value of your college education actually increases when you have a better understanding

from our Diversity Center’s My Language/My Choice campaign: “That’s so gay.” “Retarded.” “What are you?” These phrases all lead to one overarching question: Do I belong here? It’s a question we have to address for everyone, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, socioeconomic status, physical disability—everyone.And, while PLU has addressed issues of diversity in our campus community through robust discussions and events, reminders of the need

Auditorium of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $10 – General admission; $5 – 60+, military, alumni and students; free – 18 and younger. Love’s Labour’s Lost is intended for mature audiences due to mild adult content and strong language. Read Previous Remembering Eric Nordholm Read Next Dance celebrates Storytelling in their upcoming performance LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the Theatre February 28, 2023

field. They wrote for magazines and newspapers, gave public lectures, and were known as thought leaders in their communities. Toward the middle part of the last century came the intellectual “witch hunts.” These drove the majority of intellectuals into the academy, seeking the protective cover of tenure against the frothing-at-the-mouth commie hunters. And there they stayed. To get, and stay, in the ivory tower, academics have to publish works, which requires speaking a language even other

possibilities,” Conley says. The SOAC FOCUS Series brings together SOAC’s talented students and faculty to examine a chosen theme through a multidisciplinary approach. Through music, art, dance, theatre and communication we will explore storytelling, an interactive art form that connects all humans on a deep level, transcending time, location, age and language, while enacting change, understanding and peace. To tell a story is to bring someone into your world, touch their heart, mind and soul. Interested in

they carry themselves and how they interact with their friends and fellow students. Elizabeth uses the leadership and conflict resolution skills they gained from the Diversity Center to bridge the gaps formed by cultural and language differences between American and International students in their grad program. These gaps are perfectly natural but most students just aren’t prepared for them. Because of the Diversity Center, Elizabeth developed the necessary skills and experience to help others

where you can almost imagine some kooky choreography, and then moments of Mendelssohn-esque grandeur,” Brown notes. “Debussy’s music is ethereal and beautiful. This is a lyrical Debussy, as opposed to the later modernist that was influenced by Eastern musical modes and non-traditional harmonies.” Other differences include language: Sullivan’s composition is in English, and Debussy’s is in French. Sullivan focuses on the father’s perspective, and Debussy focuses on the mother’s. “They are vastly

, specifically Tunisia and Egypt, a year after the Arab Spring.  Wright will also talk about her friendship with Stevens, who she first met in Jerusalem 25 years ago when he was part of the U.S. envoy there. She describes Stevens as a courageous diplomat who knew the language, knew the culture and would venture out into the streets to know the people. Wright told an NPR reporter the day after Stevens’ death that he had an “extraordinary enthusiasm” for his work and for the countries he worked in. Award

been written and posted online and in the press about my work at the college, and in response to the students of color that Bethany College is recruiting,” Jones wrote. Jones called for the Bethany College community and everyone beyond his campus borders to speak out and combat messages of bigotry. “Please challenge racism wherever you encounter it. Hurtful, racist actions are not ‘activism,'” he wrote. “Hate language is not blunt talk. Get to know people of other races and cultures. Think about