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  • described that way, animals are. “It wasn’t the journalist being derogatory,” Ramos, an assistant professor of English, said of the article. “But it was animalizing the immigrant. It’s one way of dehumanizing people – for sure.” In fact, Ramos noted that using the word “crawling” to describe an immigrant was not simply limited to this one instance – it had become accepted. For Ramos, that was troubling. “Language says a lot about how we see the world,” she said. Ramos has been fascinated with language

  • Renaissance recovery of ancient languages, Luther translated the German Bible (1534), which shaped most profoundly German language and culture, and also global civilization through the Reformation. Just so, the brilliant translating work of Luther’s contemporary William Tyndale led to one of the most beautiful books in English, the King James Bible. But Francesco Petrarca, Lorenzo Valla, and a host of others in various humanistic disciplines equally played their parts in Renaissance culture. The

  • , the most trying time of all. [1]   Words. Words are the heart of the Humanities. Whether they are in English, Spanish, Latin, or Greek. Italian, French, German, Norwegian, Chinese. Words are like images. Words are images. Words become music to the attentive ear. So there is a natural affection between the Humanities and the Creative Arts. Both biblical testaments attest that, “In the beginning was the Word.” Both reveal the divinely creative power of words. For the Gospel of John in the New

  • countries, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for graduates to work overseas as English language teaching assistants. This program facilitates direct cultural interaction and mutual understanding on an individual basis for Fulbright awardees, who meet, work, live with, and learn from the people of the host country, through sharing daily experiences. The host countries determine the number and criteria for candidates. Award/Stipend/Benefits: round-trip transportation to the host country

  • . Rather it is something that exists within many words.” Hall worked with a tribal elder to come up with a phrase equivalent to the English word interconnectedness. “When I talked to my tribal elder and asked him if we had a word to explain interconnectedness, the first thing he said was -mixw, a suffix in our language that means life force or anything with life force in it, like the earth,” she said. “A lot of our words in our language have to do with life and the environment, and that is why there is

  • On Exhibit: Women in Translation Posted by: Julie Babka / August 12, 2022 August 12, 2022 August is Women in Translation (WIT) Month; a time to highlight some of the incredible translated writings by women from around the globe. Only 30% of women who write and publish in languages other than English are translated in the U.S. and only 36% of books translated into English are from non-European countries (Women in Translation, 2022). WIT month hopes to make changes to these numbers by celebrating

  • “Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Dr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019. Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and… May 7, 2020

  • StudiesAnthropology, Chinese Studies, Economics, English, Gender, Sexuality & Race Studies, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Languages & Literatures, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Pre-Law, Publishing & Printing Arts, Religion, Sociology, Criminal Justice STEMBiology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Math, Physics, Psychology Health ProfessionsKinesiology, Nursing, Social Work Helpful Links Math Placement

  • obtain specific information regarding the research methods that will be used. Specifics of using Mentor to provide comments, approve your students’ proposals with your electronic signature, and submit them to the HPRB are covered in Step 6. Please ask your students to answer all questions using clear, concise, self-explanatory language, so that the Unit Designates in your school/division, who may not be familiar with their specific topics, will readily understand their projects.Make sure students

  • StudiesAnthropology, Chinese Studies, Economics, English, Gender, Sexuality & Race Studies, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Languages & Literatures, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Pre-Law, Publishing & Printing Arts, Religion, Sociology, Criminal Justice STEMBiology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Math, Physics, Psychology Health ProfessionsKinesiology, Nursing, Social Work Helpful Links Math Placement