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  • unaware that it’s in a relative decline,” Jacques said. “And I think realizing this, as it was for the British, will be painful.” Jacques is a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics, IDEAS, a center for the study of international affairs, diplomacy and grand strategy, and a visiting research fellow at the LSE’s Asia Research Centre. He is a columnist for The Guardian and the New Statesman. An award-winning journalist, in 1988 he became a columnist and essayist for the Sunday Times, a

  • school. Since fall 2020, Nelson has served as director of career and technical education (CTE) at Chief Leschi Schools, operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The school serves Native American students in preschool through high school.Nelson majored in economics at Carleton College in Minnesota but realized in 1985 —her senior year — that teaching was her calling. She started teaching in private schools, first in Minneapolis, then in Seattle. She moved into public education and taught in

  • , work in teams, and learn the stages in innovation research. The process is fun for the teachers, as well as the students.   “Innovation Studies is by nature interdisciplinary,” said Professor Halvorson, director of the program. “Our students collaborate on problem solving by working and laughing together at the boundaries of art & design, business, economics, history, and other disciplines. The faculty enjoys it as much as the students!” Prof. Michael Schleeter, Chair of the Philosophy department

  • 343 : East Asian Cultures - ES, GE A survey of the cultures and peoples of Eastern Asia, concentrating on China but with comparative reference to Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Cultural similarities as well as differences between these nations are stressed. Topics include religion, art, politics, history, kinship, and economics. (4) ANTH 368 : Edible Landscapes: The Foraging Spectrum - ES, GE The course examines foragers in Africa, North America, and Australia. Using classic ethnographic literature

  • Wajsfeld, moved to various parts of occupied France. In September 1943, with the help of the Catholic cleric Simon Gallay, the family, then numbering parents and six children, fled to Switzerland, where they stayed until the war’s end — then returned to Belgium. In 1950, the family moved to the USA, and settled in Brooklyn. In 1962, Mordecai Paldiel made Aliyah and studied at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, where he earned a BA degree in Economics and Political Science. He then furthered his studies

  • biography, The Wizard of  Menlo Park , by Randall Stross. PLU’s Innovation Studies program studies innovation in its many contexts throughout history. We’re excited to learn about how individuals and teams have created new projects, and how these inventions have changed the world for good or bad. Lutes from a variety of majors–Art & Design, Business, Economics, History, Philosophy, English, Communications, Nursing, and more–bring their disciplinary perspectives to the program and learn how to be

  • style. Here’s what a few of the jazz students had to say about the classes: I appreciated that the focus with each clinic wasn’t on the clinician’s instrument itself as well as the conversational aspect. The talk about theory, philosophy, and getting jobs was unique and very helpful. Nathaniel Lackey, ’21 Economics I believe every single jazz clinician invited us to reach out to them and keep in contact, send them recordings, compositions, etc… That was very cool. Joshua Green, ’22 Music Education

  • Center; helped plan Elect Her–Campus Women Win, which encouraged women to run for public office or be involved in leadership; and served in ASPLU’s senate. “I’m now working in the Diversity Center as a Rieke Leadership Fellow, and my project this year is to create a Queer Ally network, a training program that will be able to foster more supportive allies on campus,” said Moran, an Economics and French double major. It was while working on the Elect Her campaign that Moran first was introduced to AAUW

  • . Tauris, 2009) Terje Tvedt, A History of Water: The Political Economy of Water (2006) Terje Tvedt, A History of Water: The World of Water (2005) Terje Tvedt, A History of Water: Water Control and River Biographies (2005) Terje Tvedt, The River Nile in the Age of the British (London: I.B. Tauris, 2004) The importance of the Nile is greater than ever. It plays a crucial role in the economics, politics and cultural life of the ten countries through which it runs and is the subject of heated debate for

  • frame. I took a couple dozen others that weren’t as good.” Ebi’s job is to capture nature and build a catalog of his adventures. His photographs have been published in magazines, travel guides and lots of textbooks. He’s even been featured in books published by National Geographic. The former radio anchor studied journalism and economics at PLU. He spent time working in newspapers and financial reporting, and had a schedule that was conducive for outdoor play. “You worked when the markets were open