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Faculty Webinars We are very excited to present a series of Faculty Webinars at this year’s Homecoming Week! Find out all the details for each event and register below! Code NationPersonal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America with Prof. Michael J. Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic HistoryTuesday, Oct 6 at 4:30 p.m. PT   How have people learned to write computer programs in the past, and how have the experiences of programmers changed over time? Are there

Healthcare Economics: An Interview with Teresa Hackler and Karen Travis By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History The following excerpts were gathered from an April 24, 2018 conversation between Michael Halvorson, PLU student Teresa Hackler, and Economics professor Karen Travis. Hackler and Travis completed a Benson Summer Research project together in… April 24, 2018 Benson Family ResearchBusiness and Economic HistoryHealthcare EconomicsKaren TravisOregon State

(first-generation students whose parents did not graduate from a four-year, degree-granting institution in the U.S.) want to connect with resources that support their success in and out of the classroom during their transition to PLU Program + Learning OutcomesBy participating in First in the Family, students will be able to: engage in opportunities to understand what it means to be a first-generation college student share experiences about obstacles faced and how to overcome such challenges build

Paid Family Medical Leave ActStarting in 2020, Washington will be the fifth state in the nation to offer paid family and medical leave benefits to workers. This insurance program will allow workers to be paid a portion of their normal salary while taking up to 12 weeks of leave to care for a new child, recover from a serious illness or injury, take care of a relative, or for certain military events. For more information, check out the information below or read more at the state’s official site

, write, and give lots of public talks as a member of the Jewish Studies faculty at San Francisco State University. Thanks to the Goldman Family (think Levi Strauss), I hold an endowed research chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility, gifting me a platform to talk about my passion for Jewish social justice. I believe it’s a scholar’s obligation (and privilege) to “complicate the narrative and deepen learning.” I bring that motto to every place I teach. Whatever you learned growing up about