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Privilege Conference (WPC) and The Privilege Institute (TPI), which engages people in research, education, action, and leadership through workshops, conferences, publications, and strategic partnerships and relationships. The author of a new book titled “The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys,” Moore’s talk at the People’s Gathering will address the question “America is Changing: Are You Ready?” People’s Gathering participants will be challenged to examine and explore issues related to bias

Off to the Faeroes! Posted by: wardei / August 18, 2016 August 18, 2016 By Dr. Elisabeth I. WardDirector, Scandinavian Cultural Center4 days of adventure! Read Previous PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center selected for Registrars to the Rescue service project LATEST POSTS PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center selected for Registrars to the Rescue service project July 28, 2016

, Standard Biodiesel driver Don Nisbet, accompanied by the company mascot, a black retriever mix named Biodiesel Belle, pulls up to the loading dock outside the UC. Just short of five minutes later, he’s sucked the slippery mess from the barrel to his truck, which carries, when full, about 1,600 gallons. It’s then taken back to the plant, the impurities (think hamburger scraps and old French fries) are taken out and the amber liquid is purified, catalyst added and a smidgen of diesel – and viola, an

benefit the Pacific Northwest, hope this expanded partnership will bolster the availability of licensed healthcare practitioners. Recognizing the scarcity of occupational and physical therapists, this formalized referral arrangement will create an influx of licensed providers to serve the area. “These new partnerships with PNWU create pathways for PLU graduates to contribute meaningfully to rural and other underserved communities. Our partnership with PNWU exemplifies our commitment to fostering a

Interested in the Field of Environmental Public Health? Posted by: alemanem / February 22, 2018 February 22, 2018 If you would like to investigate this field which protects the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and other environmental factors that may impact human health and well-being the  2018 WSEHA Student Scholarship application is now open.  See the 2018 WSEHA Scholarship Flyer or visit https://www.wseha.org/student-scholarships for more information and to apply.   March

students who are free not because of wealth or birth, but because they have a mind of their own . . .  they have ownership of their own thought and speech, and this imparts to them a dignity that is far beyond the outer dignity of class and rank” (293).  Such ownership of one’s mind is related to my earlier suggestion of cultivating the subjective I. A first step toward ownership, she states, is learning to think critically. Contrary to some today who fear it, she insists that critical thought does not

. These Four Years investigates higher education, including factors that can prevent potential students from pursuing four-year degrees. With the help of higher education researchers, educators and students across the continent, the film shows the personal, professional and societal effects of higher education in the 21st century. “We aim to show students the ways that they can maximize their college experience in order to make the most of it,” Natalie Deford, chief editor, said. “People feel pressure

Expert panel to discuss the meaning of ‘sanctuary’ Posted by: Zach Powers / February 13, 2017 Image: [Wikipedia Image] February 13, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 13, 2017)- On Monday, Feb. 27, at 5:30 p.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall PLU will host a panel discussion on the development, politics and practices of sanctuary movements.“In light of President Krise’s letters in support of immigrant students and ongoing conversations on campus about how best to support undocumented students and their families

The Contemplation of the Humanities Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Douglas OakmanOriginally published in 2016 But, for the time being, here we all are, Back in the moderate Aristotelian city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid’s geometry And Newton’s mechanics would account for our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it. It seems to have shrunk during the holidays. The streets Are much narrower than we remembered: we had forgotten The office

by the Benson Family Foundation during the 2005-2006 academic year and brings to campus outstanding members of the academic and business community. The topic for the Monday night’s lecture came from McCloskey’s series of books, The Bourgeois Era, which explore the relationship between moral virtue and capitalism. She argued that innovation, ingenuity, and the drive of societal change are characteristics of the middle-class, and that it was from the liberation of this class that the modern world