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work. “I found myself frequently set up for debate about whether this was possible, “ Foege said of his work to eradicate smallpox by wiping out the disease area, by area. “I remember in the 60s thinking this was a terrible waste of time…to be debating whether this can be done when we should be out doing it.” Foege and his colleagues employed his containment techniques in India, leading to the declarations that smallpox was gone..the first contagious disease eliminated by deliberate  public health

back to criticism of what we have been doing even for so many GH-deficient children. Undoubtedly, some GH- (and non-GH-) deficient children do deserve help; Turner’s syndrome patients, for example, suffer a wide range of other handicaps and medical complications, and their gain in stature of close to half a foot from GH may constitute a significant increase in otherwise highly limited opportunities. But they are the exception, not the rule.Am I wrong or insensitive in thinking that here is another

beautiful room with chandelier lights and large windows—it was really wonderful. Then I walked out and played my piece. Mr. Feltsman’s first comments were uncushioned criticisms, and I was a little shaken even though I knew to expect it. After the class, I took notes on all he had told me and watched the other students. It seemed as if Feltsman was pretty blunt in his comments to all of his students—how did you react to that? Yes, he was very blunt! His initial words were particularly critical, but I

with the status quo. “It’s about engaging in difference,” she said, stressing that the university as a whole must ask big questions — including asking why there isn’t more faculty of color. “We all own this,” Brown said. “That is critical.” To do that, she explained, PLU must do two things: embrace implicit bias training across the board and critically look at hiring practices to see what’s missing. She says implicit bias training combats the tendency of people to hire those who look like them and

of initiatives is your team currently working on? Our team is working on some exciting initiatives and opportunities to expand our gateway. We are one of the largest gateways for trade in North America. That is profound because our population is so much smaller than that of other large gateways like California, New York, or New Jersey. We are in the major leagues as a port gateway, and it is an extremely competitive environment. That is why we are working on some critical initiatives to expand

me freaked out.” But she has since wrapped her mind around the challenge, and it looking forward to the task. Her advice for the new teachers in Alaska, Namibia, or for the many other PLU educators who will be entering the classrooms in the coming year? Weiss pauses for a moment. Then the ideas come in quick succession. Treat all kids as highly capable, they will rise to your expectations. Champion innovative thinking and look beyond the standardized test scores. Get kids to think. And one last

, said she took Kraig’s course because it offered a contemporary look at longstanding racial issues. “We fool ourselves thinking that racism is no longer in existence,” said Morales, who learned different ways to be an activist in the course. Stringer, a senior, said she realized that she was ignorant to racial issues as a privileged white woman before enrolling in the J-Term course. “I wanted to learn some facts to talk about it with my family,” she said. Students’ final performances ranged from

most critical issues we could tackle, so I had to commit myself to this work. But I also grew up in the community and high school theater scenes. Storytelling is such an important aspect of the human experience. I was encouraged to connect the two and have realized that environmentalism, activism and art have historically been interconnected. Climate change involves a lot of data. Numbers and statistics are a lot for folks to digest, but art, theater, visual and music can help get information

high school graduation. Climate change was one of the most critical issues we could tackle, so I had to commit myself to this work. But I also grew up in the community and high school theatre scenes. Storytelling is such an important aspect of the human experience. I was encouraged to connect the two and have realized that environmentalism, activism and art have historically been interconnected. Climate change involves a lot of data. Numbers and statistics are a lot for folks to digest, but art

most critical issues we could tackle, so I had to commit myself to this work. But I also grew up in the community and high school theatre scenes. Storytelling is such an important aspect of the human experience. I was encouraged to connect the two and have realized that environmentalism, activism and art have historically been interconnected. Climate change involves a lot of data. Numbers and statistics are a lot for folks to digest, but art, theater, visual and music can help get information