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language impacts cultural and personal memory. Set in Pakistan in the early 2000s, the novel follows Alys Binat and her sisters as they navigate the marriage market, female identity, and British and Pakistani influences on their self-expression. Kamal translates “What will people say?” into Urdu: ” کہیںگے/ Log kya kahenge” (35). She applies a post-colonialist perspective to the question by asking not only how society will judge an individual’s actions, but how Pakistan will speak for itself as it works

September 11, 2014 PLU Makes Strong Showing at National Race & Pedagogy Conference By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications The 2014 Race & Pedagogy National Conference in Tacoma Sept. 25-27 features more than 2,000 local, regional, national and international participants—including a large contingent from Pacific Lutheran University. The theme for the conference, which addresses issues of race and its impact on education, is “What NOW is the Work of Education and Justice? Mapping a

cookies and peach or berry cobbler, and don’t even get me started on the scones…🤤 PLU Dining is dedicated to ensuring that they provide great options. They even run test menus in the summer and take feedback to ensure that students (and professors and staff) have a variety of options to choose from so that the food stays interesting throughout the year. So far, I think the elote fries have been my ultimate favorite (I’m waiting for them to hit the menu again!). I took some home as leftovers and my 13

Diversity Advocate (2014-15). As a black woman at a primarily white school, Nicole was looking for a place to meet other people of color on campus. This desire led her to the Diversity Center. During her time there, Nicole was able to find her community and, with its support, explore her identity (“Shout out to Dr. Angie!”). Later, she would help other students do the same through her roles as a mentor and a Diversity Advocate. It would be an understatement to simply say that Nicole likes mentoring. She

his favorite thing to do, he opted to perform from memory on the chance it would give him a leg up on his competition. It also helped that his partner Angela Draghicescu, a collaborative pianist, knew how to respond instantly to any expressive decisions he might make. His competition repertoire included Robert Muczynski’s Sonata, a short piece with both slow and fast movements making it perfect for competitions; Christian Lauba’s Worksong, a work full of technical fireworks that showcases how some

December 1, 2009 Aspire “I want students to be able to see that you can aspire to be great. You can change the world.”It was on a basketball court that Isaiah Johnson ’96 first felt his calling. He had been bouncing around different majors, unsure of what he wanted to do with his life. The dean of students suggested that he work as a counselor for a youth basketball camp. He was hooked – he had found his passion. Education. As his career went on, Johnson found he connected to a lot of students

October 30, 2012 Carolyn Hylander ’12, Caitlin Walton ’12, Mycal Ford ’12 and Gretchen Elyse Nagel ’12 received Fulbright Student Fellowships. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU named top producer of Fulbright by The Chronicle of Higher Education Pacific Lutheran University was named as a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students for 2012-13 as a master’s institution by The Chronicle of Higher Education. This past year, four PLU students were awarded Fulbright Student Fellowships. That makes 91 PLU

Michigan Tech University Physics Graduate Program Posted by: alemanem / January 4, 2021 January 4, 2021 Pursuing graduate school?  The Department of Physics at Michigan Tech welcomes your application to their graduate programs! They have well-funded research programs in Astrophysics, Atmospheric Physics, Optics and Nanomaterials. Please see the Michigan Tech Grad School – Physics flyer and MTU Physics – Graduate program letter for more information. The online application is simple and free of

My Story, My Words: Ricky Haneda ’22 Posted by: Zach Powers / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Video by Silong ChhunPLU Marketing & CommunicationsRecent PLU graduate Ricky Haneda gives a first-person perspective on his experience as an international student making the transition to an American school. Read Previous Renzhi Cao innovates in the classroom Read Next Innovating for Access: PLU lives out its mission by blazing new trails COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't

Applied-Physics REU at the University of South Florida Posted by: alemanem / January 20, 2022 January 20, 2022 The NSF-funded REU in Applied Physics at the University of South Florida in Tampa is about to enter its twelfth summer! The program runs May 20th through July 29th and includes projects with faculty in experimental, theoretical, and computational physics.  They cover travel expenses to and from Tampa as well as a $5,000 stipend for the ten-week program.  Review of applications will