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  • . Much is at stake here and a general idea of what the goals are is no longer sufficient. Worse, a lack of definition opens the door to co-option and potential abuse. Bill Foege, a key player in this story and one of the world’s pioneering leaders in global health, earlier this year gave a talk at the University of Washington on global health. He said many things worth quoting, but two statements stood out for me. “Destiny is just an excuse for bad management,” Foege said in deploring those who

  • job than your average English teacher—in fact, my students are all products of good English teachers and parents who encourage reading, which I’m so thankful for! I don’t know that I teach them how to write or be creative. I’m not sure that I can do that, in the way that a science teacher does a lab or an English teacher explains verb agreement. I think my role is more to whip up excitement about this work, about books and stories in general, and let them kind of roll around in all of it in a

  • unaffiliated, grassroots group of organizers. Her award-winning Capstone project, on black women’s transformative resistance in higher education, sought to diagnose “benevolent racism,” which “operates under the guise of being empowering.” “Solidarity,” she emphasized, is at the heart of her advocacy for interfaith accommodations, accessibility, undocumented students and students of color, and institutional justice in general. Proudest achievement: “All of my accomplishments,” she said, “are an ode to the

  • far different from that of rural France in 1941-45? While on the surface our situations might look different, the essentials are the same. For its time and place Le Chambon was quite diverse, and shared many characteristics with PLU as a faith community. There were a fair number of Protestants, but also Catholics, Jews, conservative Christians and some who had doubts and skepticism about religion in general. They were a community with leaders, who had a religious and cultural tradition, but who

  • therapies for affected individuals. Harmony Young – Bachelor of Arts in music education, certified K-12 general music Harmony Young ’12 is from Bellevue, Wash. Why PLU? I wanted to go to a small university with a passion for music and community. Not only was PLU highly recommended for my career goals, but I was totally hooked after visiting just once. The people were so kind, the campus so beautiful and all the staff and faculty were welcoming and excited for my future! My PLU experience: At PLU I have

  • . “And now they have those relationships that continue in life, not just school in general.” She remembers how the PLU education professors showed her over and over again – “It’s about building relationships.” Cindy Miller a learning specialist, works with a student. “I think one of the great things about PLU is they model what effective teaching looks like,” Edwards said. “It’s not just about how you teach, but whom you are teaching and how you approach them and showing that you care,” she said

  • Edwards, Derek Ryan, Jane Spencer. Routledge, Works Cited:Ajello, Erin. “12 Details you missed in ‘Persuasion,’ Netflix’s newest rom-com starring Dakota Johsnon, July 15, 2022. https://www.insider.com/persuasion-movie-details-you-missed-netflix-2022-7 Austen, Jane. Persuasion. Ed. Linda Bree, Broadview Press, 2013. Bewick, Thomas. “The Rabbit.” A General History of Quadrupeds, printed by and for S. Hodgson, R. Beilby, & T. Bewick, London, 1791, 341-343. https://archive.org/details

  • -nationalist globe.Such citizenship also requires, however, that the student develop what Nussbaum calls a narrative imagination, that jump of faith that allows one to engage empathetically and without fear in a heritage or idea that is not one’s own. “Our country has embarked on an unparalleled experiment, inspired by these ideals of self-command and cultivating humanity. Unlike all other nations, we ask a higher education to contribute a general preparation for citizenship, not just a specialized

  • guarantee disrupts the general practice of higher education institutions, especially private universities, of routinely announcing three to five percent tuition increases each spring.Ferguson and her colleagues in admissions have been working closely with the university’s marketing and communications department to ensure that the language, branding, and outreach campaigns for these initiatives reach their intended audience. “We’re always thinking about things like what words will cut through the noise

  • understanding. I am extremely grateful for my time spent at PLU and will stand proud as a Lute graduate forever. What’s next? I have been interning for the past five months in the cardiac rehab department at Tacoma General and I love it. After graduation, I will continue to work on obtaining the 500 hours needed to sit for the ACSM Clinical Exercise Specialist Certification necessary to pursue a career as an exercise specialist in cardiac and pulmonary rehab. In addition, and most importantly, I will be