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  • Library Science, and finally back to Washington to research women’s history and questions of social activism for her Ph.D. Interestingly, neither of us, it seems, had set out on our paths intending to become university professors. We had simply been lucky in various ways to be granted the opportunities to follow our passion for ideas, stories, and the mysterious forces of human nature. The Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford After more than an hour’s engrossing conversation, we realized we had

  • regarding this was, “What makes authority legitimate?” This question he argues, “is highly important for society as it connects to just about every aspect of life.” Currently, Dr. Arnold has four works in progress, one of which is titled “Between You and I: Stephen Darwall and Margaret Gilbert on Promising.”  Stephen Darwall is a contemporary moral philosopher, and Margaret Gilbert is a philosopher best known for her work in philosophy of social science. Margaret Gilbert was also one of Dr. Arnold’s

  • Answerability Dorothy Roberts Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the 21st Century Linda Tuhiwai Smith Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples Catherine Walsh and Walter Mignolo On Decoloniality: Concepts, Analytics, Praxis Want to learn more? Academic programs These featured academic programs give students essential tools, interdisciplinary resources, and language needed to examine identities and examine expressions of power. Native American and

  • and information. Bannon left his adviser’s office inspired. “She helped me see that something I was really passionate about could be found in libraries,” he says. “I never would’ve made that connection.” Later that spring, Bannon was accepted into the University of Washington’s Master of Library and Information Science program. Now, 26 years later, Bannon is the New York Public Library’s first-ever Merryl and James Tisch Director, responsible for directing NYPL’s 88 neighborhood branches as well

  • was struggling in class.” Other students presenting at the research symposium backed up Waite’s findings on mentoring. Megan Longstaff ’19 and Justin deMattos ’19 conducted observational astronomy research with Katrina Hay, associate professor of physics, and Sean O’Neill, visiting assistant professor of physics, at the W.M. Keck Observatory. They found that they shared their mentors’ passion for bringing science to wider audiences. “We loved the precedent that had been set for us,” Longstaff said

  • 2006, Mooney moved south, to the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, where she researched seawater chemistry and earned a Master of Science in biology. In 2014, following stints at Hawaii’s Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and the University of North Carolina, Mooney moved to Washington, D.C., first to work for NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program, then at the agency’s Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement. Saving the world, Mooney says, is the goal of many environmentalists

  • Transfer degree (AAOT) from an accredited Oregon community college, or an Associate in Art for Transfer degree (AA-T) or an Associate in Science for Transfer degree (AS-T) from an accredited California community college before matriculation at PLU will be granted junior standing and will have satisfied all General Education Program elements except for three requirements: The Academic Study of Religion (four semester hours), Global Engagement (four semester hours), and the Culminating Experience (one to

  • Genocide Studies Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture Annual Raphael Lemkin Lecture Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars and Lemkin Essay contest Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies The Department of Religion Courses throughout history, political science, english, social work, and more. Campus LifePLU is committed to creating inclusive living communities that foster a sense of belonging and comfort for all students. Residential Life at PLU

  • the PLU website of the Social Science Division for further details. First and second place winners will be awarded cash prizes on March 13, at the Seventh Annual Powell and Heller Family Holocaust Conference. The Sixth Annual Kurt Mayer Summer Student Fellowships will be awarded for summer 2014. Applications will be due approximately late March or early April. Check on details with the History Department by early March. Students are encouraged to attend the Seventh Annual Powell and Heller Family

  • submissions will be Feb. 21, 2014. Check the PLU website of the Social Science Division for further details. First and second place winners will be awarded cash prizes on March 13, at the Seventh Annual Powell and Heller Family Holocaust Conference. The Sixth Annual Kurt Mayer Summer Student Fellowships will be awarded for summer 2014. Applications will be due approximately late March or early April. Check on details with the History Department by early March. Students are encouraged to attend the Seventh