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with the status quo. “It’s about engaging in difference,” she said, stressing that the university as a whole must ask big questions — including asking why there isn’t more faculty of color. “We all own this,” Brown said. “That is critical.” To do that, she explained, PLU must do two things: embrace implicit bias training across the board and critically look at hiring practices to see what’s missing. She says implicit bias training combats the tendency of people to hire those who look like them and

Political Theory Project at Brown University (2018-2020), and a lecturer in the Social Studies department at Harvard University (2020-2023). In May 2023, she was appointed Assistant Director for the Center for Economy and Society and Assistant Research Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins. Read Previous Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present LATEST POSTS Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present October 15, 2021 A Conversation with Dr. Rebekah Mergenthal July 26, 2021 Summer 2021

guests, their visit was of special importance to me as I prepare to leave for Kigali, Rwanda, in January. Members of iDebate Rwanda meet students in PLU’s Diversity Center.. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) As a student of History and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, I have long been fascinated by Rwanda’s past and culture, so the opportunity to hear firsthand the stories of Rwandans was one that I did not take lightly. After a rigorous application process, these four students won a competition through an

claim or reclaim their roles as public agents and citizens. She is the author of the book Profits, Pundits and Gurus: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement and recently has submitted the manuscript of her second book, Teacher, School, Mother: Re-envisioning Motherhood in the Academy.Maria ChavezAssociate Professor of Political ScienceChavez’s areas of teaching and research interest include public policy, American government, Latino politics and race/ethnic politics. She is the co-author of the

business and entrepreneurial activity throughout the U.S., with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. For additional information about the Thirteenth Annual Benson lecture, email halvormj@plu.edu or visit our website. Read Previous Innovation Studies Minor in the News Read Next Benson Lecture with Brad Tilden Draws 400 at PLU LATEST POSTS Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023 Summer Research Fellows Share Results

. “It will be really helpful because there are not really a lot of resources on campus to help people with screenwriting,” said Emily Khilfeh, Showrunners’ head writer and director of photography. “I am really excited to learn about it. It is really different than other kinds of writing.” Showrunners at PLU, now in its fourth year, is a recent addition to the Center for Media Studies, located within the School of Arts and Communication. Showrunners, a student-run program focusing on quality TV

MediaLab at PLU: MediaLab is an award–winning, applied research and media production organization housed within the Center for Media Studies at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Arts and Communication. MediaLab students work on projects across the media spectrum, including market research, photography, graphic design, web design, writing, video, public relations, event planning, filmmaking and more. Read Previous PLU awarded total of nearly $590,000 in state grant money for intensive, alternative

Geosciences Peter Davis. After graduation, Holm hopes to get her master’s degree and move into land research for the government. Students say Andrews inspires them to do research. Andrews says they do the same for him, pushing him to keep publishing papers on this research. “(Holm) is a great student,” Andrews said. “These research opportunities are perfect for motivated students like that.” Read Previous PLU alumna collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health Read Next PLU to

-called “tuition backfill”). $1.4 million to address the teacher shortage issue. Finally, two new studies related to higher education were funded in the budget. The first is a study by the Student Achievement Council. It’s designed to objectively analyze and make recommendations about systemic overlaps and gaps in jurisdiction regarding for-profit, degree-granting institutions and private vocational schools in the state, as well as make recommendations to improve oversight and accountability of these

Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2018 Image: Michael Diambri receives award in New York City, June 2018. July 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18, a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Literature. Like