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UN and studied Chinese abroad on a one-year exchange program as part of his double major in Chinese Studies and International Relations (now Global Studies). The time abroad was integral to forming his future path. “After spending time in Southeast Asia, I realized I wanted to find a career that would allow me to travel internationally,” Lander said. “I realized I was  well-suited to that kind of life, and the experience triggered a deeper appreciation of international politics.” After graduating

endowment gifts. These gifts for scholarships also enable the university to attract a diverse group of students and enrich the PLU experience for all. More than 370 people gave at least $1,000 of unrestricted support annually for at least five years of the campaign. Their combined contributions amounted to more than $3,252,544 and much of that support went to student scholarships. In addition, a total of $13 million was given to the campaign in endowed, named student scholarships of $25,000 or more

universities have focused on telling men not to be rapists and on telling women to take precautions to protect themselves before they go out. “We look at the statistics of how many people actually experience sexual assault, and they haven’t changed,” said Stephens. “So clearly that type of prevention work was ineffective.” She says there is more to the story of sexual assault that needs to be addressed, even though most people blame the perpetrator and the victim. “Most of the time, there are other people

Pacific Northwest and Mexico, so to go and experience a new place is … just a delight.” Kaja Gjelde-Bennett Kaja Gjelde-Bennett ‘17, mentored through the grant application process by Storfjell and Call, chose to pursue her Fulbright opportunity after graduating from PLU. She enrolled at the prestigious Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tromsø to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies in the hopes of realizing her professional dream — advancing efforts for indigenous language

soldier : the experience of the Black soldier, World War II. Wayne State University Press. Whitaker. (2013). Peace be still : modern black America from World War II to Barack Obama. University of Nebraska Press. Rosario. (1999). A different battle : stories of Asian Pacific American veterans. Wing Luke Asian Museum. Britten. (1997). American Indians in World War I : at home and at war (1st ed.). University of New Mexico Press. Phillips. (2012). War! what is it good for? black freedom struggles and the

jewels. Esther’s poisoning and hysteria diagnosis and Edward’s cognizant abuse of the trope of the “hysterical woman” to silence her speaks to the centuries’ long tradition of devaluing female experience or perspective by dehumanizing them, and labeling them “hysterical,” or “crazy.” As detailed by the Oxford English Dictionary, while the original definition of “hysteria” from the 18th century pertained to a “physical disorder of women” stemming from the uterus, the cultural and “medical

housing field, which combined service and a physical outcome that people can see and experience.” Today, Lloyd puzzles over how a regional labor shortage has constrained building and pumped up housing prices, two key factors contributing to a shortage of affordable housing throughout the state. Even when affordable projects are funded, “We produce fewer units when they cost more,” Lloyd says. “When the public starts to see and feel the impacts of the housing crisis, that’s when they become engaged in

wrote on topics ranging from theology to natural history…[The author,] Honey Meconi, draws on her own experience as a scholar and performer of Hildegard’s music to explore the life and work of this foundational figure.”–back cover Prairie fires : the American dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder (PS3545.I342Z6455 2017) Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls–the pioneer girl who survived blizzards and near-starvation on the Great Plains, and the woman who wrote

the profound experience of belonging with her. But even as Arthur struggles with social norms by being at odds with Regency masculinity, as a white Englishman he is able to mask his otherness. Meanwhile, Georgiana, the mixed-race daughter of an enslaved Black woman and a white slave owner, cannot pass as white. Charles proceeds to persuade her to be painted, saying “maybe you could tell me how you’d like to be seen” and wins her consent with the following stipulation: “You will paint my portrait

Brown, the chair of our voice program, invited Stephanie Blythe to campus in February to work with six of our voice students.  Ms. Blythe is one of the most highly regarded and respected mezzo-sopranos in the world today. The event provides our students with an incredible learning experience, at the same time advancing our reputation in the local community and the world of opera. It is gratifying to see such a small and mundane action as sharing budget information with faculty leading to an event