Sound Policy Institute promotes conservation on campus
A Puget Sound Environmental Issues ENVR 350 sailing trip. Students and professor...
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Bollywood Film class brings new narratives of Indian culture to Puget Sound
Students are able to learn about Indian film, history and culture in Puget Sound’s returning course titled Bollywood Film. According to the course’s website, Bollywood Film is listed as both an English and Asian Studies class. It covers themes of Bollywood as a film industry that is part of a larger genre of Indian film, and discusses cinema chronologically from the 1950s to the present. The class is taught by Priti Joshi, a professor in the Department of English and the James Dolliver National Endowment for the Humanities Distinguished Teaching...
17-year-old activist Zyahna Bryant speaks on campus
Zyahna Bryant is the 17-year-old activist responsible for the removal of a...
SARPI club committed to continuing conference conversations
Everyone on campus felt the energy of the Race and Pedagogy National...
Students ignite discussion at RPNC poster sessions
This year, the Poster Sessions at the Race and Pedagogy National Conference...
Mis/educating about the past
Indigenous history and scholarship is an often-overlooked field within academia. The 2018...
‘Immigration, Advocacy, Activism and the Northwest Detention Center’ panel sparks conversation
A panel titled “Immigration, Advocacy, Activism and the Northwest Detention Center” used...
French translation course makes its debut on campus
This semester, Puget Sound students are able to explore a typically neglected...
The Cellar offers new lunch-only menu options
Many students know and adore the Cellar as a popular weekend spot...
New student organization addresses need for identity-based coalition
Students cheer on donut challenge participants — Photo credit to Augusta Grassl...
Tacoma’s Evolving Antique Row
Tacoma’s Antique Row has evolved from a collection of locally owned antique...
Recent history of campus activism documented through online archive
By Kylie Gurewitz In November of 2015, the campus group Advocates for Institutional Change (AIC) led a walkout of approximately 450 students, demanding change for the University’s alleged racial injustices. Though this protest may seem remarkable, having attracted such a significant percentage of the campus population, the demands of the group were not at all unprecedented. “Honoring the Histories and Experiences of Racial Minorities of the University of Puget Sound” was the original independent study conducted by Puget Sound alumni Nakisha Renee Jones and Daniel Akamine when they were students...