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prevention coordinator, and Angie Hambrick, assistant vice president for diversity, justice and sustainability. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Taiwo and Hambrick interviewed seven individuals who were either current students or alumni of PWIs in the region. Each participant self-identified as a black female or black genderqueer. They were either in transition or had completed the process of going “chemical free” — opting to skip hair relaxers and other products that alter the qualities of natural hair

available appointment was happening within six hours, much faster than it would occur in a community setting otherwise, Royce-Davis says. It isn’t just the on-campus PLU community finding ways to support students, the local community, alumni and donors have also stepped up. On Giving Tuesday, an annual one-day fundraiser in November, the PLU community raised more than $40,000 for a new clinical care coordinator and crisis counselor. Royce-Davis says the clinical care coordinator likely will have a

in that—as if I could find a straightforward, few-word answer to all the problems of the world. The IHON professors, as well as those of the English and German department, did a wonderful job of humbling me. Perhaps my favorite aspect of PLU was that although professors challenged me to look at issues from a fresh perspective on a daily basis, they did so in a way that encouraged my individual pursuit – and passionate engagement of – the issues at hand. The courses I took emphasized the process

Aaron Bell ’04: A Philosopher in Finance Aaron Bell applies philosophy and psychology principles t

school,” she said. “She’s always been there for me.” A favorite PLU memory: Like her professors, Nuunyango is determined to use her own opportunity to open doors for others. Going to the state legislature for Student Engagement Day was especially empowering. “I was able to use my voice,” she said, “and advocate for the State Need Grant”—a program that supported her, and that she considers particularly important for mothers returning to school while raising children. “I was proud to go to Olympia and

really impressed by that. Read Previous PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle Read Next PLU professors and students dive deep into the psychology of the pandemic LATEST POSTS The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ‘24 majored

, and the importance of actually doing something to better the world. My next chapter: Graduate school to pursue Sociology…someday. For now, working somewhere locally in order to stay connected to the PLU community, and to help out my home here in Tacoma. Timothy Siburg – Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Religion Why PLU? The liberal arts education, the Lutheran heritage, smaller Class sizes, the great community life, the Lute Family and Legacy (my parents and aunts and uncles are alumni)and

multiple disciplines.Career Advice and World Commitments  For students and alumni who are interested in a potential UN career, Lander suggests delving deep into the UN’s fundamental mandate documents. As well as spending time abroad and considering an internship within the UN system. “In this kind of work, particularly in the WFP and UNHCR, you spend time in difficult places where refugees are arriving or the internally displaced are sheltering,” Lander says. “There will be conflict or some other form

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that we have sown in the material world are interwoven in the scripting languages of the web. And like all languages, they are at the mercy of their users. In her book, Not for Profit:  Why Democracy Needs the Humanities, Martha Nussbaum explains the mission of the Humanities as one focused on fostering the ability to: Alumni, students, and faculty at the Humanities Dinner in 2019 “Imagine well a variety of complex issues affecting the story of a human life as it unfolds: to think about childhood