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, host 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).
In the decades following the Mexican Revolution, nation builders, artists, and intellectuals were in search of a new national identity. They manufactured ideologies and visual economies that positioned indigeneity as an idealized relic of the past and mestizaje as the race of the future. Varner traces the visual evolution of these identity tropes through beauty pageants, films, photographs, art, and other aspects of popular culture.
At An Evening with Stephen Kramer Glickman, the audience will enjoy a night of songs and stories about their favorite stars! Best known for his role as Gustavo Roque in the Nickelodeon show Big Time Rush, Glickman is an accomplished pianist and will delight the audience with his renditions of popular songs. His debut album released in 2021 went viral following his rendition of the song Crazy by Gnarl Barkley went viral on TikTok. He will also conduct a Q&A where he will answer questions about the audience's favorite celebrities.
Presentation of summer archival research project by Audrey Reiss '22.
This presentation will cover the basics for thinking about and applying for fellowships. We will also cover campus resources, tips, and campus or national deadlines.
What is Whiteness? How is it different than 'White people' and what is the relevance to racial liberation? Dr. Cabrera will explore the historical development and contemporary relevance of Whiteness to racial oppression and higher education practice. He will then explore how the path toward liberation requires engaging, disrupting, and transforming Whiteness in the process.
He will be signing copies of his new book, White Guys on Campus: Racism, White Immunity, and the Myth of "Post-Racial" Higher Education after the lecture.