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Women’s Studies Association conferences in 2016, and were accepted to present. Taiwo and Hambrick presented different aspects of their research at each conference that November. At ASHE, the pair participated in a roundtable discussion during which they shared their research process. Hambrick said she enjoyed how the roundtable dialogue centered on black women. They discussed transitioning, black women in doctoral studies at PWIs, and black girls in K-12. Engaging in conversation with black women

, the new money was nice. They just didn’t like the billionaire also telling them how best to spend it. In any case, there’s little doubt now that this was transformative on a massive scale. “Frankly, it would be difficult to even identify everything that has happened in this field due to the direct or indirect influence of the Gates Foundation,” said Dr. Jim Yong Kim, a Harvard University physician who, with his colleague Dr. Paul Farmer, has been a leading advocate on matters of health and global

the river to remove human influence. It was becoming increasingly clear that, as far as the Mississippi River was concerned, as a society, we have come too far with our technological advancements to ever go back. After this explanation, I remember thinking to myself there’s that ripple effect again. Saying thank you to Neal Day and Thebes Landing, we hopped back in the mini van and continued to Cairo, IL, a town several miles south. Cairo had experienced devastating flooding some years ago and had

U.S. have participated in the program. Over 35 students from our earlier classes have now been accepted into medical school and other clinical training programs. Many students just entering college have gone on to neuroscience, pre-med studies, medical school or PhD neuroscience programs. The application period will close on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024. Application is free. See the Program Overview NSSSP 2024 for more information. Please email nsssp@uw.edu with any questions you may have about the

2020 Cohort Spotlight: Kendall Gilstad Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 27, 2020 Image: Kendall Gilstad (Source: Wheel of Fortune) May 27, 2020 Kendall Gilstad has much excitements to celebrate this year...moved to Washington, won the Wheel of Fortune contest, and admitted to the MSN program at PLU!She shares her goals and tips for considering graduate studies. What is one fun fact about yourself? One fun fact about me is that I am a recent Wheel of Fortune contestant and winner! What inspired

laughs at that, but notes that it’s been a great teaching experience – he’s teaching some of the fellow players Spanish, and he’s learning some Norwegian. Taylor plans to major in global studies and journalism, and take those skills back to Tumaco, Columbia, where he plans to do volunteer work in literacy camps. The area is very important to him. He was adopted at an early age, and lived in Gig Harbor, Washington, but Tumaco is where his birth parents are from. He relishes the opportunity to return

March 22, 2010 Starkovich named provost By Greg Brewis Steven P. Starkovich has been named provost and dean of graduate studies through the 2011-12 academic year. Provost Steven P. Starkovich He had been serving as acting provost this year during the sabbatical leave of Patricia O’Connell Killen. She is returning to her alma mater to become academic vice president at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Starkovich first came to PLU in the fall of 1992 to teach one course in the physics department as

April 19, 2010 Claim: The jury is still out about global warming Claire Todd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Recent events such as the snowstorms in the eastern United States have caused some to question whether or not global temperatures are increasing. To address these questions, we can turn to the instrumental temperature record, a record of temperatures measured directly by humans for the past 130 years. These measurements, made with thermometers and

Theological Seminary, will be the keynote speaker at the Lutheran Studies Conference on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. A local community service project in recognition of the inauguration will occur on Sept. 22. A special concert performance in honor of the new president will take place in Lagerquist Concert Hall on Sept. 25. The All Alumni Homecoming Soiree at the Hotel Murano on Sept. 29 will close the month-long inaugural celebration. — To read a profile of PLU President Thomas W. Krise, click here. Read Previous

Senior Fulbright Lectureships in Japan. There he taught American history, comparative business history and American studies at Hiroshima University and two other universities in Fukuoka. In 2003, OSU named Blackford the Exemplary Faculty Member for the College of Humanities in recognition of his distinguished and sustained achievements in teaching, research and service. Mansel G. Blackford, Emeritus Professor of History at the Ohio State University, will speak about “Making Seafood Sustainable