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initiative that continues PLU’s ongoing commitment to linking global education with our local community. This initiative will continue to support faculty interested in linking courses with Tacoma-based topics and partners, student internships associated with issues of diversity, justice and sustainability in Tacoma, and community-based research addressing pressing questions in our community. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Grant opportunities for education research Read Next Paul O

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stereotyping. Growing up as a Latino male, Cushman says he wholeheartedly identifies with many, if not all, of the struggles these young men of color face in the modern world. Many of these struggles include a lack of representation in the education and justice systems. He believes schools need to create safe spaces for teachers and mentors to talk about assumptions and stereotypes to uplift young men of color as they come into their own. “It should be our responsibility to increase opportunities for these

thinking about how what we learn in chemistry relates to things like social justice and sustainability and diversity,” he said. “I think that both Alice and Maddie, because they’ve studied abroad, because they have (studied) a foreign language, I think that’s given them a need for that bigger picture.” Smith and Henderson have had long lasting interest in environmental issues, which they brought with them to PLU. “Sustainability has always been an overarching interest that finds its way into all of the

identities they hold. Hernández was born in LA, then grew up in Las Vegas. They first heard about PLU from a best friend’s sister. At a college fair, they learned about PLU’s commitment to equity, justice, and diversity—along with the mission statement that states the importance of care for the earth.  After visiting in the spring, they were sold, enchanted by Washington’s trees and mountains, and PLU’s Red Square and communication program. “It felt like home,” Hernández says.  A few weeks ago, they

her Capstone project in Political Science, April Rose M. Nguyen created a documentary on the 10,000 untested rape kits in Washington, and helped raise awareness of the issue with a post-screening panel featuring two state representatives, Tina Orwall (D) and Gina Mosbrucker (R). In her first year, the tireless Nguyen planned a six-week series of discussions on religious diversity, spanning six faith traditions, which won Social Justice Program of the Year. “It was an ambitious project,” she

A roundtable discussion about innovation, diversity and inclusion Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 Image: Angie Hambrick (left) is PLU’s associate vice president of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability. Jen Smith (right) is PLU’s dean of Inclusive Excellence. (Photograph by John Froschauer/PLU) June 5, 2022 By Kristy Gledhill, MFA ’21ResoLute ContributorIn 2022 — when polarities abound and institutions and individuals alike have been called to reflect, redefine and transform — what does

love for the Community Garden continued. The hobby grew into a passion, and after studying plant disease with biology faculty, Rebecca decided to pursue plant pathology. They’re currently at the University of California Riverside getting their PhD. Working with the Diversity Center helped Rebecca grow beyond the garden too. Rebecca values the Diversity Center for giving them a working understanding of gender theory and social justice, which helped them incorporate equity into their work after PLU

facilities and its emphasis on social justice with helping achieve her academic and personal goals. When she first arrived at PLU from her hometown of Modesto, Calif., Paso started as a business major, then switched to science and finally, to religion. “PLU gave me a chance to see what I was interested in,” she said. “I definitely think that PLU was the foundation that encouraged me to continue my studies and the classes and profs helped me encounter ideas and things that inspired me. ” Eventually, Paso