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group, and current scholarship.”Grad students receive lots of mentorship Her advisor connected Carli with a gender history working group at the Center of Jewish History where scholars and grad students gather once a month for bagels and to read and comment on one of the group member’s paper. In Carli’s words, she has “become a part of a wonderful network of scholars and have learned so much!”There were many academic highlights in Carli’s first grad school year, but a special favorite was being

, philosophy, political science, psychology, and others. The course will also include a panel of three PLU alumni that are emergency room physicians. The course is being coordinated by PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education and co-facilitated by Teresa Ciabattari, interim dean of interdisciplinary studies, and Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center. Williams recently answered a few questions about the new course.Why program this course now, while the pandemic is still ongoing? A college or

disparage gender, class and race. “We can all think of a few ways animal descriptions have been used to describe women,” Ramos said. “We tend to think of ourselves as supreme to animals.” Ramos’ examination of language – and particularly how women and animals are described – intersected with immigration issues on the day she noticed the word “crawling” in that “New York Times” article. Ramos understood the issues being a Mexican-American, but she never thought she’d want to examine them as part of her

Genocide Studies; Religion; and Gender and Sexuality Studies. In 2023, Blair was nominated as the Student Speaker for convocation, and his speech centered on the importance of a holistic educational experience. (PLU / Sy Bean) With such rigorous academic goals, Blair is proud of his ability to balance his studies, social life, and extracurricular activities. While he’s enthusiastic about his classes, Blair notes, “You are in college to get an education, and only part of that is in the classroom.” In

Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 7, 2024 Image: Image: PLU’s first Innovation Studies major Heven Ambachew poses for her Senior Spotlight portrait, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 7, 2024 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to

-income and having little financial support from my family. I probably will not get over those barriers until I get a real-world job, but I lessened my barrier by working three jobs to support myself and helped out my parents by taking out loans so that the out-of-pocket cost would be manageable. 5. Why did you want to study social work? I always knew I wanted to be a resource and help out others –it was just a manner of which profession to do that in. I was originally a psychology major and switched

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Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Previous OTI topics include “Climate,” “Gender,” “Violence” and “Advocacy.” Conversation Highlights 1:00- Warm up questions to do with historical figures, vacation destinations and alternative careers. 4:30- What ought to qualify something as irrefutable? Or, for that matter, should anything be considered irrefutable? 6:40- The role “the burden of proof

Performance Consultant (CMPC-AASP) and Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP-ACSM). And specifically, at Pacific Lutheran University, graduate kinesiology students have the chance to obtain one of two concentrations: Applied Sport Psychology and Applied Exercise Science.  4.  A graduate degree in kinesiology will allow you to specialize your knowledge and skills. A master’s in kinesiology gives you the knowledge and skills you need to improve your practice and enhance your ability to serve others and the

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