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universities across the U.S. Eight Namibians who were part of this sponsored program graduated from PLU. Laura Sorgenfrei ’08 with her grade 1 support class at Van Rhyn Elementary in Windhoek, Namibia. In the years since, this history of educational exchange has continued via USAID grant-supported teacher development programs, study away programs and Fulbright scholarships. Yet the Uukumwe Project is unique—not only for its focus on teachers, rather than students, but also because for every American

her junior and senior years after serving as Resident Assistant (RA) in the Spanish Wing in Kreidler. Part of the draw to becoming an RA was that Ash knew she could connect with the Hispanic community in new ways. This wasn’t just about service; it was also about exploring her own identity as a Mexican American and understanding more fully the issues impacting minority students. This experience launched her into becoming student body president, where she was a champion for change on campus

opportunity to memorialize the people murdered because of transphobia, and to bring attention to the continued violence and prejudice endured by the transgender community. Transgender people cannot be visible only when they are being mourned.  As recent activism reminds us, their lives matter, not solely their deaths. Rita Hester—whose murder in Massachusetts on November 28, 1998 prompted her friend, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, to create the Transgender Day of Remembrance—was an African American trans woman. The

-as-dust lectures she encountered at university. Picketers protest segregated stores in Tallahassee (1960) After graduating with a BA from San Francisco State University in 1979, she did some traveling in the US… but also, amazingly to me, all the way to Australia, where she developed an interest in Aboriginal history and its resonance to Native American experiences. Australian Aboriginal rock art This was exciting for me to hear, since I had just returned from a trip home to research a new study

here today is proof of the soundness and longevity of that well-established tradition. Our founders also looked to the superb American system of higher education—with its firm commitment to academic freedom, its rigorous questioning of all received opinions, and its belief in the primacy of reason.  All of these – academic freedom, rigor, and reason–—are rooted in the great reform and revolution sparked by Martin Luther’s protest. Of course, the Reformation was as much about education and

, fellowships, and internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations. Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is currently co-chair of the Student Sustainability Committee, and is a leader of the Tacoma hub of the Sunrise Movement of young people fighting for intersectional environmental justice. She is also the incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director. We spoke with Knapp on her award, the opportunity it provides her, and her goals for the

Jackson, and Dr. Anne Parks.TEACH GrantsA TEACH Grant can help you pay for college if you plan to become a teacher in a high-need field in a low-income area.Become a Teacher in Washington State — Connect With PLU!Choosing a career in teaching can be daunting, but there are many reasons why teaching continues to be a favorite field for people who want to make a difference. There’s no time like the present to invest in your teaching career and invest in the next generation of American students. An

valued sustainability when she came across a sculpture. Shaped like a triangle, it was made from various recycled items and had lights powered by a solar panel. “I was amazed at the fact that the population uses so many plastics, and the amount of recycling bins are far and few between,” she wrote. “However they are available and way easier to find than in the Houston airport.” In order to make a difference – and avoid having recyclable garbage lining the street, like in São Paulo – each American

spending time in a specialty tea shop, tasting, learning about teas, how to prepare them, and the types. The owner was a remarkable woman. What has been the reaction to you, when they find out where you are from, that you are an American? The people are so eager to help. They are very earnest. They will stop and try to help and will personally, sometimes physically, take you to where you need to go, rather than just point. The taxi drivers often try out their English. Many people will just want to stop

last week. “It’s a sobering and grim topic,” Bergman said. And one without easy answers. Illegal wildlife trade ranks right behind arms and drug smuggling as the most profitable and sizeable illegal trade in the world, Bergman said. Although laws have been passed in the U.S., Europe and in Mexico and South American countries, the trade still persists and flourishes, he said. Often it’s still legal in countries, though it may be illegal right next door. A total ban on the trade of an entire species