Dr. Hillyer is a social and cultural historian of the U.S. in the 19th and 20th centuries, with specialties in the American South, African American history, the history of public memory, the built environment, and mass incarceration. She studies the history of the built environment, which means looking at physical space—from factories to theme parks—as a way of understanding historical processes.

Please join us for a brown bag lunch to discuss the protest movements and the severe government crackdown in Iran following the killing of Mahsa Amini.

Do you remember our Future?

Join us for a celebration featuring Emmy-nominated poet and advocate for equity, Christian Paige. This celebration is co-sponsored by the Office of Intercultural Engagement, Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity, and the Catharine Gould Chism Fund for the Humanities.

Executive Order 9066:  All Persons of Japanese Ancestry

Join us for a short film about Japanese Sansei (third generation) writer Merilee Tanbara and her historical fiction novel about Tacoma's Japanese community before and after World War II.

Discussion and appetizers to follow.

The phrase, "we need to talk" can spark anxiety, fear, and many other emotions that make it difficult to initiate and sustain difficult conversations.  Come to CHWS's November Wellness Wednesday Workshop to learn why it's so hard to have difficult conversations and build your skills for hanging in there when conversations get tough.

In honor of celebrating Native American Heritage Month. Join students, staff, and faculty for round table conversations around land acknowledgments and how to move towards genuine, intentional relationships. We will discuss the state of Native students in higher education and the role of land acknowledgments, as well. 

Please RSVP by emailing Doris Tinsley at dtinsley@pugetsound.edu.

Join the School of Business and Leadership at their pre-registration Baked Potato Bar to find out more about business course options, concentrations, clubs, career possibilities and more! Current business majors/minors, BLP students, and students considering a business major are welcome. 

Melissa Harris-Perry, h​​​​​ost of The Takeaway and the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University, will deliver University of Puget Sound’s fall 2022 Susan Resneck Pierce Lecture in Public Affairs and the Arts, titled "What Just Happened? And What Will Happen Next? Examining American Democracy in an Uncertain Moment."

Sociologists and anthropologists study how systems of power intersect with gender, race, age, and class; however, only occasionally do we discuss how these vectors of identity matter during fieldwork. Join Professor Yu Luo for a discussion examining how we as fieldworkers navigate our own positions in the field and handle interpersonal interactions given the uneven power relations we have with our informants.

If you are interested in applying to the JET Program at any point, you can learn more and ask questions about the position and application process at this event.

The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program offers young professionals the opportunity to work in Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) or Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs).