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Women’s Studies Program) was a very important factor in my decision to take the job here. Entering an all-male department, with some openly less than excited about my arrival, this place and the people in it made all the difference for me as I navigated those stressful pre-tenure years. The feeling of welcome and calm anytime I entered the house for a meeting or a cup of tea helped offset the stress of having to ‘prove myself’ as a teacher, scholar and colleague. It was here that I learned how to find

, the scholarship is expanded to include students from anywhere in Washington State.Throughout the past few years, a small Lutheran university in Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood has quietly cemented its status as a trendsetter in higher education. Currently ranked number one in Washington state for financial aid by LendEDU and third in the west for “Best Value” by U.S. News and World Report, PLU has doubled-tripled-and-quadrupled down on its commitment to access and enrollment equity by rolling out a

, if I have one”; but it would not make it possible to worship in the sense already described. [“The Logical Status of Religious Beliefs,” p.193] On this account, what is demanded of the believer —for the worship rendered to be acceptable— is unconditional belief; but this runs counter to an allegiance to truth. To suggest an obligation to be loyal both to one’s religious beliefs and to the quest for truth is troublesome, worries Basil Mitchell, for the only way to reconcile unconditional belief

slight grin to a unique angle. I have always admired those who have captured that in their art, be it painters like Chuck Close and Frida Kahlo, or photographer Dorothea Lange. My work tends to be realis- tic, and I prefer to paint or draw with detail to represent the clarity of who a person is through the clarity of the image. Apparent texture or stylistic choice applied to my work, such as short painterly brushstrokes, is intended to represent something about the personality or mental status of the