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: Police Violence against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie; and Beyond Hashtags: Racial Politics and Black Digital Networks by Sarah Florini, among others. We believe it is important to recognize Black feminist thought as a basis for thinking about social justice. We encourage students who want to be allies to also continue to learn and reflect. We recognize the double-bind our Black students and students of color are experiencing, as Black and Latinx communities are

community.” As a high school senior on the Washington State National Association and Advancement of Colored People Youth Council, Chan carried her message far and wide. Her audiences included school board meetings, the Washington Education Association and classrooms of fourth-graders. PLU and Politics Chan chose PLU because she wanted a small, private institution that would allow her to know peers and students. She also fell in love with Stuen Residential Hall’s second floor, where students of color

science in the first place? Knapp: My motivation is definitely improving people’s lives and making a better world. It’s super cliché and I hate it, but that’s ultimately what’s motivated me into politics. PLU: Will we see you in the news in a few years because you’re running for office? Knapp (laughing): I think all the people who are elected are amazing. I think they are doing great at their job, and I do not want their job. PLU: In an ideal world, what kind of position would you like to be in 10, 15

. You find a lot in the decisions that firms make, the decisions that consumers make, and how those lead to the circumstances surrounding you. Not only that, but more, more practically speaking, it kept a lot of doors open. There are a lot of options out there for economics majors. You can go into law. You can go into data. You can go into public policy, politics, and all those kinds of things.  Finally, why did you decide to study at PLU? PLU follows the principles of a Lutheran Higher Education

on, to forge his own pathway. “I tell people that I sort of studied psychology, got hooked on behavioral and found a way to apply that to financial markets and those interpersonal relationships you have as an advisor. And I think that resonates with people.” × This article is part of the “Lutes in New York” series in the Fall 2023 issue of Resolute Magazine. Read Previous Emily Peterson ’14 : Global policy, politics and partnerships Read Next How Erik Bainter ’23 and Jai Alapai ’24 answered a

from PLU. The bus is a Seattle-based nonprofit that supports young people in engaging in local and state politics. I spent that summer campaigning, canvassing, and registering folks to vote. It was awesome. From there, I spent a year in AmeriCorps through a Tacoma-based program called Urban Leaders in Training. I also worked with Graduate Tacoma on a lot of cool projects, including translating a lot of their materials into Spanish. Then, after a couple of years in Oakland, California working in

environmental catastrophes. Rep. Derek Kilmer speaking to PLU students in a politics and government class.× Similarly, if we are to have internet software developers who understand the principles of information privacy and access, it follows that our computer engineering students would benefit from courses in philosophy, and the increased empathy and understanding that comes from engaging low-income communities that lack access to high-speed internet services. Of course we know that two or three 200-level