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cultures. It is one of the big reasons why she enjoys taking students to India as part of her J-Term course “Comparative Education in India.” Some of the students who took part in the J-Term course in the past years have become, or will someday, be teaching in the classroom. And every opportunity to be exposed to different cultural practices can help make students better teachers. “It changes their perception of the world,” she said. And that’s a good thing. As a teacher, she’s also the first to admit

university where he would ultimately teach, his thought process was similar to that of a high school student looking for a college. (And considering he has a daughter in college now and a high school senior exploring all options, he has some recent experience.) Every university, after all, has its positives and negatives. Brown considered his options. “Do I want a larger school where there may be greater opportunities for research,” he asked. “Do I want a school where teaching is prized; where it is

left his post as CEO of the United Way of New York City to assume a full time teaching position at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. During a long career that includes senior positions in the Koch, Dinkins and Giuliani administrations in New York City, Campbell counts two turning points that changed his life. In the mid-1980s, Campbell was charged with developing a social service response to the AIDS crisis in the city, which at that time was one of the

ravaged by tornados and oil spills, gone up the Alaskan Highway in search of unsung war heroes, and looked into weighty topics such as immigration, the changing American family and attitudes towards Islam in the United States. “I view teaching much like I view journalism,” Wells said. “It’s still an education process. And here, you give students a good start, and help them find their way. I think of the professors who encouraged me, and gave me a kick in the butt when I needed it.” Wells would like to

the panel. Some professors are also integrating the book into their curriculum. Lisa Marcus, associate professor of English, will again be teaching the book in her Writing 101 seminar on “Banned Books.” She wants students to recognize that Urrea’s book has been banned in Arizona as part of a push to suppress ethnic studies, particularly works that address Mexican-American history and experience. Marcus stresses that beyond the story and relatability of the characters, it is important to think

Award to expand Student Life’s PLUS 100: Transition to PLU program. PLUS 100 is an extended-orientation first-year seminar that has shown to increase graduation rates. Expansion of the program would include continuing to offer the program for all incoming first-year students and providing student teaching assistants for all sections. It would also involve investing in the professional development of instructors and TAs to emphasize the social justice outcomes associated with increased retention

generosity of an anonymous donor deeply invested in PLU’s commitment to global education and international partnerships, Wells and her peers returned to Namibia as seasoned teachers, four of them national-board certified. Each teaching pair focused their dialogue on a pedagogical issue they faced—such as learner engagement, classroom management or social-emotional learning. But nothing can quite replace seeing these strategies in action, Wells said. When Eva Dumeni, a first-grader teacher at M. H. Greeff

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