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When Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system. He first visited the Central American nation to perform volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout…
on justice, I’m fortunate to be at PLU, an institution with a strong commitment to social justice,” Levy says. “Other institutions wouldn’t support expert witness work for faculty. But PLU does.” At PLU, Levy teaches anthropology courses that explore how Latin America studies inform anthropological theory, the impact of free trade policies; the state from an ethnographic perspective; and how international migrants build lives in more than one nation-state. Many of his students go on into migrant
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While at PLU, Angela Pierce-Ngo ’12 was worried by a troubling pattern. After the first year of college, many peers and friends — especially classmates of color — left school or took an extremely long break. Even as she worked as a diversity advocate and…
normalize a “nontraditional timeline” and education at any age. “As we continue to explore, we figure out our goals, but even those change. If students don’t graduate from a traditional school setting, what alternatives and approaches can we offer?” Read Previous International Complexities: Mycal Ford ’12 discusses how he thinks about global policy Read Next Asking Historic Questions: Beth Griech-Polelle, PLU Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments
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Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies , Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education…
there.What did you enjoy about collaborating and researching with Professors [Peter] Grosvenor and Hames? I really appreciate the international relations theory aspect that Dr. Grosvenor was able to provide, as he has been to Palestine. I was able to get feedback and more nuance from him. I don’t shy away from peer reviews, because they just make the paper stronger, having multiple sets of eyeballs on it. Dr. Hames assisted me in tailoring some of the writing, because this paper is what I used when
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Emma Stafki grew up on Washington’s Key Peninsula, hearing stories about a tragedy in 1968. In nearby Vaughn Bay, her grandparents witnessed the heartwrenching capture of Hugo, a three-year-old orca whale. Southern Resident orcas typically stay with their mothers their whole lives; losses echo throughout…
Sound” to several regional and international film festivals. “This endeavor is not merely a student project. It is a deeply personal commitment that I have poured my heart and soul into. I’m driven to enact positive change so future generations can live on a sustainable planet.” Follow the release of “Echos of the Sound” at @two_girls_take_on_the_world. Read Previous Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market Read Next Criminal
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The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize…
English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize for their translation of the eighteenth-century text “Work on Women” by Louise Dupin (also known as Madame Dupin). Wilkin teaches in multiple academic programs at PLU, including French & Francophone Studies, Global Studies, the International Honors program, and the First Year Experience Program. She is the author of Women, Imagination, and the Search for Truth in Early Modern France (Ashgate 2008) and of many
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Each election cycle I’m reminded of how incredibly multi-disciplinary the responsibilities of our elected officials have become. Similarly, the challenges faced by the leaders of the world’s most successful corporations and NGOs grow ever more global, complex, and nuanced, seemingly by the day. Very few,…
dilemmas can be solved without broad, multifaceted expertise. Addressing climate change requires business savvy. Understanding modern racial unrest takes an understanding of American and world history. International diplomacy is often informed by religious traditions. Some of the most successful business managers are experts in psychology. Yet, despite these realities, far too many American universities are neglecting to provide an integrated education—an education that fuses the liberal arts
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Professor Rings sits in the basement of his house in Downtown Tacoma explaining the difference between being online versus in the classroom during a global pandemic. The room is more dimly lit and quiet than a classroom, and the discussion feels homey. There was no…
, he taught three classes —A writing course on “Pop Philosophy,” a philosophy courses on “Ethics and the Good Life” and an International Honors course on “Empire, Agency, and the Arts.” Since the transition to online learning, Professor Rings has found that “it is nice to be able to share a lot of images and videos and audio in an interactive way… I really like that. There are some of the tools that are cool about Sakai.” Sakai has allowed professors to communicate with students about what will be
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When asked how her students are persevering in times of distance learning, Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies responded, “They inspire me daily.” Transitioning to online learning has been a lengthy process for all involved, but Professor Urdangarain is grateful to have…
confronted every obstacle that came up and has gone above and beyond to ensure that students are able to achieve their goals and excel academically. Mauricio Coitiño does research in Communication and Media, Public Policy and Human Rights. He is also a former representative of Uruguay for Amnesty International and an activist of Ovejas Negras, a Uruguayan collective that advocates for the defense of sexual diversity and rights of the LGBTQI community. Part of the educational work this social organization
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 27, 2019) — Dr. Jon Grahe’s reach extends around the globe as an open science ambassador. Nearly a decade ago, Dr. Grahe declared that he wanted to change how we study social science. Because of his tireless efforts, a new approach to…
preserving the integrity of research through more accurate replication and validation of results, as well as conducting more studies with one vast, rich data set. Inclusion of international participants and easier collaboration with colleagues across the globe also advance science. The Role of Students For years, Dr. Grahe recognized that undergraduates are uniquely positioned to contribute to science in meaningful ways. “The era of meta-science using crowdsourcing has arrived,” he explains. “Imagine
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Intensive Caring – PLU nurses take their skills to cardiac patients at their homes By Barbara Clements Leo Rivas, a Pacific Lutheran University nursing student, had stopped by for a chat with his client, Trevor Modeste, 54, who lives in a tidy rambler tucked between…
time, both hope they can talk about sports. This report was prepared by Content Development Director Barbara Clements. Comments? Questions? Call her at 253-535-7427. Photography by Gilbert W. Arias. Read Previous New Holocaust Chair at PLU Read Next Lost Boy of Sudan COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade
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