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Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of): A Review Posted by: ramosam / November 30, 2021 November 30, 2021 By Madeline Scully What would happen if Mr. Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth was not delivered? Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), written and directed by Isobel McArthur, asks the audience to reflect on our unacknowledged erasure of servants as characters in novels, plays, and other cultural representations. Not quite a musical, this play nevertheless reimagines what an adaptation can do by turning to

Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Tamara Williams, Melanie Hawthorne, Lynne Huffer, and Catherine HutchisonOriginally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last one hundred years

Women’s Center Director, Biology Professor and Communication Professor Discuss “Gender” (Podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (January 14, 2016)- The fifth episode of 'Open to Interpretation' features a discussion of the word 'gender' among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Women's Center Director Jennifer Smith and Associate Professor of Biology Mary Ellard-Ivey. Mary Ellard-Ivey, Amy Young and Jennifer Smith (Photo: Zach

Systemic Racism.” Simic-Muller explains the project will be geared toward equipping future math teachers with skills to understand and navigate race and institutional racism within their field. “One of the goals is to develop statistical literacy,” she says. “Another goal is to develop consciousness of these issues for future teachers with the hope that they will be able to deal with issues of race and racism and to use a curriculum that brings up some critical issues pertaining to race or other real

Systemic Racism.” Simic-Muller explains the project will be geared toward equipping future math teachers with skills to understand and navigate race and institutional racism within their field. “One of the goals is to develop statistical literacy,” she says. “Another goal is to develop consciousness of these issues for future teachers with the hope that they will be able to deal with issues of race and racism and to use a curriculum that brings up some critical issues pertaining to race or other real

February 24, 2012 Paul B. Thompson, the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University gave the keynote address for the Food Symposium. (Photo by Igor Strupinskiy ’14) Exploring food issues By Katie Scaff ’13 Food intersects with just about any social justice issue you’re interested in, according to PLU Philosophy Professor Erin McKenna. McKenna was one of more than a dozen experts and enthusiasts who shared their knowledge with PLU and the greater

Benson Student Research Fellows to Present at PLU Posted by: halvormj / November 7, 2017 November 7, 2017 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Friday, December 8, 2017, three PLU students will present the results of their summer research projects in a public presentation connected to PLU’s Business and Economic History program. The presenters are Michael Diambri, Teresa Hackler, and Alex Lund, and each spent the summer of 2017 working with a faculty mentor to

have events in that series scheduled around the fall election that will address gender, xenophobia and other challenging election-related issues. We have these big goals as a group and every senator also has their own goals around making campus more sustainable. Once this year’s senators are elected we’ll have our retreat, and that’s when we’ll do a lot of brainstorming about what each senator’s individual project will be. Will you be working on research for your two majors this school year and, if

outside the typical curriculum in a given department, usually concern a professor’s unique research interests or offer insight into contemporary issues outside the standard course sequence. Gregson, who worked with criminology as a graduate student, thought the policing course was well suited, since police have been at the center of public discourse. Gregson wanted to create an interesting experience for students who chose to stay on campus rather than study away during J-Term — an experience that

PLU’s provost plans to improve faculty diversity, visibility and accessibility of campus research Posted by: Kari Plog / September 12, 2016 Image: Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., addresses first-year Lutes at the annual convocation ceremony a month after beginning her tenure as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 12, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific