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Translating the Enlightenment The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently awarded Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin a $133,333 grant under the Scholarly Editions and Translations interest area. Wilkin and her collaborator Angela Hunter, an English professor from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,…
demonstrating transformative care LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024
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The conventional wisdom around the most recent cinematic take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion (2022) hardened almost immediately. Too Fleabag- y, too Bridgerton -y, and not Austen-y or Persuasion -y enough to tempt me was the consensus. I focus here mainly on U.S. based publications and…
that kind of movie.” The influence of recent Austen-adjacent productions, especially Fleabag (2016-2019) and Bridgerton (2020 – ), and how this Persuasion mimics them to ill effect is also a common complaint. Variety calls the film “a ‘Fleabag’-style Jane Austen Adaptation.” In a parenthetical aside it explains what it means by this: “(with its fourth-wall-breaking gimmicks).” Polygon presses on this a bit when it thinks through what it means to have “Anne narrate the movie. And not just narrate it
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As Katherine Voyles’ insightful essay on the discourse around Persuasion (2022) demonstrates, historical inaccuracy has been pegged as one of Carrie Cracknell’s unforgivable misdeeds, especially related to the use of contemporary language and even the protagonist’s bangs . Yet when I finally watched the film,…
. In her recent performance in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s The Lost Daughter (2021), Johnson stunningly portrays Nina, a sensual twenty-something grappling with deep ambivalences about motherhood while under the vigilant eye of a macho husband, her mother-in-law, and Leda (Olivia Colman), who is quietly obsessed with her. Johnson persuasively conveys Nina’s failed struggles to figure herself out while thus confined; this performance held promise for a portrayal of Anne
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Pacific Lutheran University Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to disseminate and implement research findings on Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation with Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT)…
. (Wellesley Centers for Women), the leadership team, including STAIR developer Marylene Cloitre, Ph.D. (National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division), will refine a culturally-informed adaptation of STAIR for implementation in UCCs which was developed during a previous engagement project. The project plans to train 345 University Counseling Center (UCC) providers in 31 centers, providing STAIR to an estimated 6,540 student clients, using an approach accommodating to the academic schedule
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Pacific Lutheran University Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime, Ph.D. has been approved for a $2.5M funding award by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to disseminate and implement research findings on Skills Training in Affect and Interpersonal Regulation with Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT)…
Marylene Cloitre, Ph.D. (National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division), will refine a culturally-informed adaptation of STAIR for implementation in UCCs which was developed during a previous engagement project. The project plans to train 345 University Counseling Center (UCC) providers in 31 centers, providing STAIR to an estimated 6,540 student clients, using an approach accommodating to the academic schedule and responsive to the unique contextual and developmental aspects of college
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Pacific Lutheran University was recently selected to participate in the second cohort of the Institute of International Education (IIE) American Passport Project. Through this initiative, 25 eligible PLU students who have never had a U.S. passport, will get one free of charge. PLU was one…
to have been selected and are looking forward to PLU students benefiting from this program,” said Tamara Williams, executive director or PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. “We know that immersive study away experiences are often transformative for our students and this grant will help us connect more students with opportunities.” PLU study away participants can pick from semester or full-year programs in locations that range from Norway and China to Trinidad and Tobago
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Alina Boorse ’25 shares her experience as a first-year student and offers advice to future students.
Advice for first-year students: Create a study space and routine Posted by: vcraker / July 12, 2022 July 12, 2022 Alina Boorse ’25 shares her experience as a first-year student and offers advice to future students. Read Previous Advice for first-year students: Communicate with your professors Read Next PLU places second in National Science Foundation’s COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21
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Before attending Pacific Lutheran University, Justyn Freeman ’23 served in the Air Force for six years. Now, he is a senior nursing major and will soon begin his residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. Justyn is a current member of the Washington Air…
National Guard member and nursing major prioritizes service to his community Posted by: vcraker / April 7, 2022 Image: Justyn Freeman loads up meals to deliver to local families as part of the Delta Turkey Basket Drive. April 7, 2022 Before attending Pacific Lutheran University, Justyn Freeman ’23 served in the Air Force for six years. Now, he is a senior nursing major and will soon begin his residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. Justyn is a current member of the Washington Air
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Biology major Elizabeth Larios ’21 was awarded a Fullbright scholarship for her work in Namibia. When she was in fourth grade, Larios wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about…
PLU alum returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba Posted by: vcraker / November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022 Biology major Elizabeth Larios ’21 was awarded a Fullbright scholarship for her work in Namibia. When she was in fourth grade, Larios wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain. Returning home that day, she told her mom: “I’m going to be a neurosurgeon!” In the following years
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Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences , environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics . She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s…
PLU senior and triple major Allison Sheflo discusses her PLU experience Posted by: shortea / May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Senior Allison Sheflo will graduate this spring with a triple major in geosciences, environmental studies and religion and a minor in mathematics. She forged her own trail at PLU, welcoming the adventures that piqued her curiosity and let that lead her way. “It’s definitely not the course I thought I would take
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