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conversations concerning sex, gender and sexuality. (Listen to the full lecture below.) PLU Assistant Professor of Political Science Kaitlyn Sill led students in a robust examination of California’s recently passed affirmative consent law. The new policy will fundamentally shift the protocol and standards used by the state’s college campuses to prevent and investigate sexual assault. It also stands to challenge long-held national paradigms concerning domestic violence. Commonly referred to as “yes means yes
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, but it can be a real challenge to understand and feel for people outside of your circle. At PLU, you will be encouraged to value, respect and understand another person’s views, even when you don’t agree with them. Empathy is a function of both compassion and of seeing from another person’s perspective, and it is the key to civil discourse and thoughtful inquiry. We have all been witnesses to a political season enveloped by a cloud of racial, ethnic, and religious animosity – much of it poorly
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explore how the Public Chef Intellectual enacts change. One answer is taste. “Our next piece, entitled ‘Taste Makers’ (in preparation for the 2015 National Communication Association conference) examines how chef’s recruit the palette into political projects, such as teaching people that locally sourced food tastes better,” explains Eckstein. “If people develop a taste for this style of food, then it anticipates choices.” PLU students can view the full articles online. They have access to the journal
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innocents, and that 9-11 was a political, not a religious act of violence. Representatives from the Secular Student Alliance, the Pan-Orthodox Organization and the Oseh Shalom Jewish Club also spoke at the gathering. On Saturday, the commemorative events continued, as the PLU community participated in a Day of Service. Volunteers helped individuals with yard work in the Parkland community. Finally on Sunday, the 10-year anniversary of the attacks, the first of the Richard D. Moe Organ Recital Series
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Wild Hope Center, and we look forward to learning from him and celebrating his commitment to human and ecological flourishing,” said Faculty Fellow in Humanities and Wild Hope Director for External Relations Samuel Torvend. In 2019, Steves was featured in PLU’s ResoLute magazine and shared insights about the political and spiritual benefits of international travel. “The whole idea about traveling is to get out of your comfort zone, and to gain an empathy for the other 96 percent of humanity
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, social, physical, emotional and spiritual development of students—allowing religious beliefs and secular education to not only co-exist here, but to individually (and seemingly paradoxically) contribute to our students’ growth. And because PLU unquestionably accepts—and promotes—freedom of expression, all students, of all beliefs, are encouraged to explore their own spiritual development, with the support of the entire PLU community. In a world where most social and political conflicts contain a
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pandemic might seem like a daunting task, we’re here to explain why you should consider obtaining a master’s degree and which graduate degrees will give you the skills needed to improve our post-COVID world. Preparing for graduate school? Contact a graduate admission counselor at Pacific Lutheran University today!The national unemployment rate peaked at 14.7 percent in April 2020. While that rate has dropped in recent months, the future of the economy remains uncertain, especially for recent graduates
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inspections of the camps were about to happen so the children could be hidden. A thriving underground economy between the sympathetic Poles and the Jewish prisoners developed. “It was actually easy to slip in and out of the camp,” Browning said. “The private guards hired by the businesses were charged with keeping the unauthorized personnel out, not with keeping the Jewish prisoners in.” Read Previous Power off – Competition on! Read Next PLU’s business school listed in The Princeton Review COMMENTS*Note
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(GLST) and Political Science major! During this time, I was supported by both my academic advisor and humanities faculty to pursue my interests and simultaneously fell in love with the interdisciplinary nature of GLST. The Global Studies major changed my worldview, taught me how to create and answer challenging questions, and connect with like-minded peers.”—Courtney T. ’23 “I chose Global Studies because I’ve always had a large interest in learning more about different areas of the world, and
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chain that is cheaper, tastier, and healthier than any of the reigning giants of the field. The event will explore the question of where to locate agency amidst social change: Can chefs save us from ourselves? What about a professor showing some students how to cook simple food? “Food has emerged over the past few decades as a major source of people’s everyday socio-cultural investments. Rightly or wrongly, food is felt to offer hope for better lives, stronger communities, and all kinds of political
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