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discussion leader, a university professor of African American Studies and Communication Studies, the newcomers were at first welcomed.  But, mirroring the white pastors in King’s text, some parishioners became edgy as the conversation morphed in unexpected directions: They had wanted a discussion about race that made no one uncomfortable, and such was not to be had.  The reading group was disinvited.  Undeterred, the group continued meeting elsewhere, named itself “The Conversation,” initiated social

difference is a mandatory skill in today’s world. “(The seminar) strengthened my belief that religious literacy is an essential requirement for American citizens,” he said. “Whether you work in nursing, the military, business or some other field, you will encounter people of different religious backgrounds whose commitments impact the choices they make.” Hammerstrom is a practicing Buddhist, serving on the outreach and education committees for the Tacoma Buddhist Temple. But he says he’s been trained “to

program from August 2007 to February 2014. Teska was dedicated to teaching, scientific research, and sustainable development and conservation. He developed research programs in Central America and the Galapagos Islands in the 1980s at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, where he chaired the Latin American studies concentration, implemented an interdisciplinary program among five departments and supervised dozens of undergraduate research projects. In addition to his work with the U.S

, Pacific Lutheran University seniors Hailey Olafson and James Van Alstine presented their mathematics research at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in San Antonio, Texas. JMM, put on by the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society, is the largest mathematics meeting in the world. The research Olafson and Van Alstine presented, on changing the base of numbers, was conducted over the summer with PLU Assistant Professor of Mathematics Tom Edgar. Edgar says that numbers we

Assault , the CDC and the American Public Health Association, in collaboration with the departments of Education and Justice, convened the Think Tank in Atlanta from May 5-6 to inform the development of guidance for a comprehensive approach to sexual-violence prevention on college campuses. In July, CDC and APHA will host a meeting for CDC’s Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) grantees to put the Think Tank’s guidance—including Warwick’s considerable input—into action. “I am excited to share some of

addition to the pre-law advising program, you can also minor in pre-law. This minor has a set curriculum that helps you develop the skills that the American Bar Association recommends for prospective law students. Graduates from the last 5 years: Their Law Schools Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Howard University Gonzaga University University of Washington Seattle University University of Minnesota Denver Sturm College of Law University of Maryland University of Michigan

by contacting the scholarship and enrollment officer. Note: A maximum of 20 semester hours earned in ROTC programs may be applied toward a baccalaureate degree at PLU. Advance course students must take or have taken a professional military education history course that includes one of the following: HGST 200: Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies HIST 329: Europe and the World Wars, 1914-1945 HIST 349: U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction HIST 352: The American Revolution IHON 257: The

with force. Mural created by Central American migrant refugees living in Casa Tochan, Mexico City. Photo Credit: Adela Ramos. We returned to Oaxaca, where I continued part of my studies through an Anthropology class focused on indigenous populations in Oaxaca. With the knowledge I gained through our experiences, and especially our time visiting with IMUMI, I was able to relate what we learned to what I was and am currently studying. For example, an important aspect of the migration of indigenous

York City: ✓ Attend a Super Bowl: ✓ Work for an NFL team: ✓ Finish college and work in his major: ✓ Barnes graduated from PLU with a degree in business—and uses that degree every workday as an intern for the Super Bowl-worthy Seattle Seahawks. All these dreams once seemed so out of reach for Barnes, the first of his family to graduate from college. Growing up in Redmond, where he was the only African-American child in his elementary school, Barnes recalls being bullied and taunted. Of course, the

Liberation of a Concentration Camp” – Ms. Carli Snyder This paper focuses on the testimonies of nine retired U.S. Army nurses who served during the liberation of Gusen concentration camp, a satellite camp of Mauthausen, near Linz, Austria. These interviews were conducted in 1995 by a radio journalist, Neenah Ellis, for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Oral History Department. Through the testimonies, we learn about a group of American women’s experiences of witnessing the Holocaust’s