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yoga teacher, Kate, and her feisty German Shepherd . Weber will lead a yoga class for PLU students and others following the reading. A Killer Retreat finds Kate teaching yoga at a vegan retreat center when a wedding guest at the center is found dead shortly after a loud and public fight with Kate. Kate must try to solve the murder before the police put her behind bars as their number-one suspect. “Weber’s vegan yoga teacher is a bright, curious sleuth with a passion for dogs,” said Krista Davis

and effect of “Sanctuary Cities.” The conversation is free and open to the public. Sanctuary?!: A Conversation about Sanctuary Practices & Movements Feb. 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Chris Knutzen Hall Event contact: Emily Davidson: davidsef@plu.edu 253-535-7311 Read Previous MBA students get their hands dirty, help brand Skagit Valley Read Next PLU Peace Corps program prepares Lutes for service work abroad COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

leaders were invited to lunch with Gov. Inslee in Olympia, and finally the Governor’s campus visit. The town hall will be proceeded by a 30-minute “Get-to-Know-Jay” session, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in KHP. This event is free and open to the public. No ticketing is required, seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Want to submit a question for Gov. Inslee?Submit a question for the governor to answer at Monday’s town hall and vote on the ones you like the most! Read Previous Forum on

lecture is free and open to the public, and may be viewed in-person or via live stream. Visit plu.edu/nsci/rachel-carson/ for more information.  Dayna Baumeister, Biomimicry 3.8 co-founder Read Previous The search for truth: adolescents, the church and social media (op-ed by PLU Counseling Center director) Read Next The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker

Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. His book, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee,” was a 2019 finalist for both the National Book Award and Carnegie Medal.  He currently divides his time between his home on the Leech Lake Reservation and Los Angeles, where he is a Professor of English at USC. The Natalie Mayer and Raphael Lemkin Lecture will take place on April 13 at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room (Anderson University Center). The event is open to the public and admission is free. Visit the event website

Breakfast May 12 at 10p.m. Anderson University Center Commons Celebrity faculty servers and student performers will serve free breakfast to all students. Free for students     Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate May 14 at 6p.m. Xavier Hall: Philip A. Nordquist Lecture Hall Dr. David Zarefskey is one of the foremost argumentation scholars in the world, and he will bring his expertise to campus this spring to lecture about the 1858 presidential debates. Free admission, no

Determination), Tacoma Public Schools. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Using examples from entertainment, news media, advertising and K-12 public education research, DiAngelo spent the morning illustrating a jarring truth: “the default of our society is the reproduction of white supremacy.” The afternoon centered on exploring the roots of white defensiveness and microaggressions, as well as ways to challenge racism in individual relationships, classrooms and institutions at large. Diversity Institute co

taught English and expanded his linguistic abilities and cultural knowledge. Returning to the U.S., he started teaching Spanish at Highline Public Schools’ Raisbeck Aviation High School in Tukwila. His passion evolved into something else: a desire to become not just a bilingual educator, but a bilingual educational leader. That goal led him to Pacific Lutheran University’s principal preparation program. The program helped him land a job in the Lake Washington School District as an elementary

. She learned about it from Bridget Yaden, chair of the Department of Languages and Literatures. “What I’m teaching them is how to teach,” said Yaden, who also serves as professor of Hispanic studies. “The way STARTALK teaches, you (learn to) teach 90 percent or more in the language.” PLU has partnered with Seattle Public Schools for 11 years to offer the grant-funded, three-week program. This year is the first time classes have been taught on PLU’s campus — a change that generated increased

society,” she said. “We must ask what the implications of this continued political and professional underrepresentation is on our society and our democratic institutions. Beyond issues of representation, this research is important for our civic health.” She said that fact clearly illustrates the need to address the achievement gap through better public policies and educational support systems at every stage in the pipeline. “It’s inequitable practices in education that lead to a lack of achievement