When David Moore was a grad student at the University of Utah, his advisor, Paul Florsheim, invited Moore to help him develop an ambitious study of 1,000 young unwed parents. The researchers were especially interested in young fathers: “We explored what kind of fathers they hoped to be, what they were concerned about, what they were excited about,” says Moore, 49, a father of two who has taught at Puget Sound since 2002. They’ve turned their research into a book, Lost and Found: Young Fathers in the Age of Unwed Parenthood (Oxford University Press, 2020).

Five questions with Dan Sherman, professor of environmental policy and decision making

Artist, mom, and adventurer Abby Williams Hill paints a portrait of the American West in journals

As a political scientist who studies war and international conflicts, Seth Weinberger often finds his research intersecting with current events. As the U.S. was deploying troops to the Middle East after 9/11, he was researching war powers and the constitutional balancing act between the executive branch and Congress. Now, the professor of politics and government is asking big questions about domestic extremism and how to define a shared national identity in the midst of deep political division.

When Serena Sevasin ’22, Mimi Duncan ’22, and Jaylen Antoine ’22 stepped up into the bed of a pickup truck in the parking lot next to Memorial Fieldhouse and prepared to address the crowd of thousands of people, they knew they were experiencing a once-in-a-lifetime moment. Despite having never planned a protest before, these rising juniors and members of the Black Student Union (BSU) struck a chord with the community, organizing the largest Black Lives Matter protest in Tacoma during the summer of 2020.
 

Over the years, Lynnette Claire has observed a fundamental shift in the economy. Claire notes, “In business, we used to say, ‘Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur.’ Now, we see people move in and out of entrepreneurship throughout their careers.” Now teaching courses in entrepreneurship, management, and strategic consulting as professor and director of Puget Sound’s School of Business and Leadership, Claire believes that anyone can benefit from learning to think like an entrepreneur.

“It feels good to help,” Zoe Love ’23 said over a Zoom call from her childhood bedroom in Evergreen, Colo.

Like a lot of current students, Zoe is trying to make sense of everything that’s going on. Thrust into her old life when COVID-19 seemed to change everything overnight, she moved back in with her parents when Puget Sound classes went online a week before spring break.

Research by Jessica Chan Ugalde ’18 combines philosophy and computer science

Called Handshake, the career search platform launched in January, replacing LoggerJobs. Sue Dahlin, associate director of career and employer engagement, says the platform is more than a place to find career and internship opportunities. “It’s a hub for all things related to the career search,” she says.