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, where she earned her master’s and Ph.D. at Stanford University. Her research focused on the development and burn-out rate of first-year teachers, and what keeps a teacher loyal to a district where they first ply their craft. It was the “aha” moment for her. Her true calling was helping teachers teach. “Of course it’s all about the kids,” she said.  But she felt that working with good teachers, and keeping them on the path to their dreams – and avoid burnout – is just as valuable as being in front of

recognizes and encourages such excellence. Nominees “must have excelled through unusual success in or contribution to their field, through innovation or research which has caused their profession to advance, through extraordinary achievement which has enabled people to live more humanely or through exemplary efforts to advance the mission of the university.” PLU’s Educational Policies Committee nominated the king for the degree (often given to long-serving or high-ranking judges, clerics or public

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up clinically, including high risk-scenarios that you want a student to be educated in how to handle,” says School of Nursing Dean Barbara Habermann. Research indicates that more higher-level decision-making happens in simulation than in a clinical setting, Kushner says. In a clinical setting, students are often involved in care but are accompanied by a nurse who makes most decisions. In a simulation lab, the students are assessing the situation, interpreting data, and making decisions. Thanks to

studied Latin American History and English Literature. His plans changed, though, when an advisor asked him why he wasn’t studying Latin American Literature instead of English Literature. Carrasco earned his PhD in Spanish American Literatures from The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. During his studies, he developed a range of research interests, including Indigenista discourse in México and Latin America, Mexican literary studies, colonial/decolonial studies; and philosophical thought in Latin