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  • should be is simple. It’s discourse and deliberation. Our federal government has become so polarized that they fail to talk about anything.” Princess Reese ’14 Anthropology and women’s and gender studies double major Princess Reese ’14 cast her first ballot in the primaries this year and has been eagerly awaiting the chance to vote this November. “It feels really good to have my first election,” Reese said. “I’ve been heavily following politics since like ninth grade.” Reese is active within PLU’s

  • in the Peace Corps alone, and even more have joined service programs such as AmeriCorps, Lutheran Volunteer Corps and Jesuit Volunteer Corps. PLU is one of three universities in Washington state to offer a Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program. “I think fits so well with the mission and PLU’s focus on care and creating a community of care for others,” said Katherine Wiley, assistant professor of anthropology and director of the new program. “But also I think social justice issues, diversity and

  • Previous Law school-bound Jasneet Sandu ’23 is passionate about global studies, anthropology, computer science and religion Read Next Communications and psychology double major Alex Reed ’23 explored film and storytelling at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how

  • . During their time in these roles, they promoted listening and dialogue at PLU and beyond. Ellie received degrees in Anthropology and Global Studies, and Taylor received degrees in Biology and Global Studies. Taylor is currently applying to MD and Masters in Public Health programs. 2015 Peace Scholars Ellie Lapp '17 and Taylor Bozich '17 2014 Peace Scholars 2014 Peace Scholars Andrew Larsen ’15 and Amy Delo ’15 Andrew Larsen ’15 and Amy Delo ’15 represented PLU as the Peace Scholars for the 2014 Nobel

  • , Interim Dean of Interdisciplinary Programs, Chair of Native American and Indigenous Studies, and Professor of Religion and Culture Denise Glover, Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Associate Professor of Early and Medieval Christian History Sarah E. Robinson, Resident Assistant Professor of Religion & Environment Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Introduction and Moderator – Kevin O’Brien, Professor of Religion and Dean of Humanities

  • Students at WorkEach year PLU students are hard at work doing independent research, working with fac

  • developed the groups social media at high levels of interaction, and developed and promoted the enormously successful events during Black History Month last year at PLU. Laura Hillis: BA in Anthropology & Global Studies Laura has the honor of being the first non-SOAC major or minor ever to receive the Dean’s Award. Laura was recommended for this award as one of the “finest student violinists” ever at PLU. Laura has performed a solo recital every year while at PLU – including the fall semester prior to

  • Mozambique’s fight for freedom. Finally it should be noted that female feminist leaders started their own lipiko after the war using clay to make their masks. This didn’t fare as well as wood because clay is more fragile and therefore breaks easily, so they began using cloth. Women have only used clay and cloth as masks; there is no record of women using or wearing wooden masks. – Emma McCain ’17, Anthropology Sources: Bortolot, Alexander Ives. “A Language for Change: Creativity and Power in Mozambican

  • and good fortune in the coming year called suku or sigim-dam; it is celebrated with the brewing and drinking of millet beer (ram). – Adrian Mayoral ’15, History, and Molly Shade ’12, Anthropology and Hispanic Studies Sources: Christopher D. Roy. “The Art of Burkina Faso.” The University of Iowa. Art and Life in Africa. http://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/37?start=01 Christopher D. Roy. “Mossi.” Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, http://www.oxfordartonline.com

  • problems of our time.” While there are very concrete ethical concerns to be explored here, which philosophy is well equipped to do, there are also larger metaphysical questions about humans’ place in nature and the human-nonhuman relationship. While our work draws on research in biology, anthropology, psychology and ethology, we bring the systematic and sustained examination that philosophy provides by scrutinizing methods, assumptions and implications. By exploring lifelong questions of meaning