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Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture – “Globalization and Growing American Inequality” – will be Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Scandinavian Culture Center in the University Center. Lindert is a research associate at National Bureau of Economic Research, and his latest book, “Growing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth since the Eighteenth Century,” was awarded the Allan Sharlin Prize for the best book in social science history for 2004. He received the Jonathan Hughes Prize for

Nifty Interest in Cautiously Yet Courageously Learning an Exquisitely Radical Skill). Tyson got the required signatures and filed the paperwork. And with it came 500 bucks from ASPLU, PLU’s student government, to buy six new unicycles. Before long he and other Lunicyclists were practicing weekly and riding around campus. Things like this happen all the time at PLU. There are more than 70 clubs on campus, and new ones are starting all the time. Some are serious endeavors that focus on social

an adjunct professor at Spelman College.PLU Dean of Social Sciences Michelle Ceynar, a co-organizer of the event, says that Mason’s talk will cover issues that PLU has been working to address. “Dr. Mason’s book, as well as her extensive experience in this area, will inform PLU and the wider community about what experts have learned to be the best practices for supporting and encouraging disadvantaged students throughout their academic careers so that they experience higher education as a place

everything from an open sewer to a drainage canal, he said. Recently, though, the EPA has taken a different view. The agency views the waterway as a river, and wants it cleaned up to EPA standards. And a bunch of  kayakers have begun paddling around the river, in support of the EPA mandate. Samuel Torvend, Professor of Lutheran Studies and conference moderator, noted that while Martin Luther didn’t speak directly to water resource issues, Luther was keenly aware of using resources for the social good of

on her mother’s. She was a descendant of one of the Decembrists, the early 19th century social justice revolutionaries in Russia. Hewett remembers her mother as a passionate idealist and natural social worker. André and Magda met in the mid-1920s while studying in New York City, he at Union Theological Seminary and she at the New York School of Social Work. Six weeks after meeting, they were engaged. “They were two people from different places with the same ideas about serving humanity and doing

of working through difficult texts and engaging in meaningful dialogue in a way that didn’t simply lead to a definitive conclusion. Rather, they helped me develop a critical frame of reference to apply to situations outside the classroom. In the end, a standardized education produces standardized people – PLU offers a wonderful alternative. What’s next? I will be studying media philosophy at the European Graduate School in Saas Fee, Switzerland, for three years. I hope to continue on the academic

area must continue and conversations around that are ongoing. We hope that those of you able to attend a session found it useful and will help in communicating what you learned with your peers. Should you have any additional questions or suggestions, please reach out to us (plusc@plu.edu) or to President Belton (pres@plu.edu). Best, PLUSC Read Next PLU Staff Council Brunch Social LATEST POSTS 2019 Ice Cream Social October 16, 2019 Staff Forum with President Belton May 10, 2019 2019 Spring Brunch

Dr. Maria Chávez APSA Member of the Month Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 24, 2019 Image: Image: The Makerspace seats 30 people and offers opportunities for students to gather, collaborate and stretch their creativity. January 24, 2019 By American Political Science AssocationPLU Social SciencesDr. Maria Chávez American Political Science Association Member of the MonthFounded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of

perceived to pose sexual approach threats, undesired advances may increase women’s social distancing from men. This distancing includes attempts to avoid the threat and a desire to stay away from everyday social activities, such as the workplace and interpersonal circles. Interventions commonly teach men and women about the prevalence of sexual assault. However, as Dr. Cook explains, “I think well-intentioned men can too often believe that the information applies to ‘other people/other guys’ and are

Governor and presidential candidate Jay Inslee visits PLU Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 By By Jeannette ShimkoCommunications Coordinator, Division of Social SciencesTACOMA, Wash. - Political Science major, Riley Dolan, moderates discussion with Jay InsleePolitical Science major, Riley Dolan, did a great job moderating a recent discussion/town hall with Governor and presidential candidate Governor Jay Inslee at Pacific Lutheran University. What an excellent