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most important social issues of our day,” Rose said. “And with the recent events, we feel ‘Beyond Burkas and Bombers’ has found new relevance in our society.” Co-producer, Heather Perry, ’13 said she was glad that the students’ hard work was being recognized. “Beyond Burkas and Bombers” was nominated alongside three other long-form student productions: two from the University of Oregon and one from the University of Montana. Chief editor of the project, Andrea Capere, ’14, said the nomination was a

, who works at the Women’s Center. This year, in addition to existing partnerships with the Division of Social Sciences and Residential Life, the Women’s Center has formed new partnerships with ROTC and the Athletics Department. “These new partnerships are making way for campuswide conversations to begin around the issue of sexual violence and why it is not only important to bring awareness to the issue, but ultimately work together to end it,” Greer said. The event will feature speakers including

Political Theory Project at Brown University (2018-2020), and a lecturer in the Social Studies department at Harvard University (2020-2023). In May 2023, she was appointed Assistant Director for the Center for Economy and Society and Assistant Research Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins. Read Previous Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present Read Next Meet Professor Fred Hardyway LATEST POSTS Professor Mike Halvorson publishes new book October 7, 2024 Meet Professor Fred Hardyway

systems. There are no constraints on fields of study which can include science, engineering, law, business, public policy, social sciences, etc. Areas of study and focus include: all forms of renewable energy grid evolution, modernization, energy storage, and flexibility energy efficiency electrification to replace fossil fuels Students are eligible for the scholarship if they are studying: at any college or university in our “home” area: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, or Alaska at any college or

grade, and I have had the privilege and the blessing to be able to observe teaching in the local Catholic schools. I have always said that I want my students to be critical thinkers and social justice leaders. I think it is really important to have diversity responsive literature in classrooms and I always tie in social justice components including identity, justice, diversity, and action in my teaching. I always said that no matter which school I end up working at, I would uphold that same

Studies program, which is welcoming its first class of new minors this year. In the program, there is always an emphasis on encouraging students to think about problems, big and small, in new ways. This could be in a business setting or connected to a social project or new idea that a student has come up with. To learn more about innovation, I sat down with Kory Brown (Assistant Professor, School of Business) in order to gain a better idea of how the business world views innovation and puts it into

,” Grahe said. “I reached out to some networks. At first, they seemed to think I was overreacting to the virus. Later, peers became so overwhelmed with converting everything to virtual learning that they didn’t have time.” Two other institutions in New York and Georgia contributed samples from students, and some PLU students in the Statistics 232 course reached out to others on social media. Eventually, more than 900 respondents from across the country participated in the study. PLU psychology major

social and moral fabric of society – successfully contributes to society. Well … how in the world does one become successful? I think we’ve all heard the saying “Life is about choices” and you know what? I think there is some truth to that statement. Life was certainly about choices for Michael Jordan when he decided to continue keep practicing basketball after he got cut from the freshman and sophomore team in high school. I’m guessing that life was about choices when the owner of Pepsi went

Mexico City: it works well not only because of the sheer size of the city, but also due to the many social geographies teenagers have to navigate there. I was very impressed with how “Güeros” depicts the class tensions that are part of everyday life in the Mexican capital, which were especially prominent during the student strike. Watching these young characters come of age in this big, stimulating and stratified city, I was reminded of the conflicting emotions one experiences growing up in a place

languages, and created a positive, identity-affirming environment for everyone to grow and learn.How has your faith influenced you as you pursue your teaching career?  I am Catholic, and I have always been in religiously affiliated schools. I attended Catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade, and I have had the privilege and the blessing to be able to observe teaching in the local Catholic schools. I have always said that I want my students to be critical thinkers and social justice leaders