All Entries Tagged With: "Pacific Lutheran University"
Two Women Professors Win Book Award for Best French-to-English Translation
Angela Hunter, professor of English at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Rebecca Wilkin, professor of French at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, have received the French-American Foundation Translation Prize for their book Louise Dupin’s Work on Women: Selections.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Women College Students Socially Distance From Gay Men They Perceive as Sexually Promiscuous
The authors note that historically heterosexual women have been generally more accepting of gay men than is the case for heterosexual men. But the current research shows that when women college students perceive gay men as sexually promiscuous they tend to shy away from interpersonal relationships more so than for gay men generally.
Study Finds That Student Loans Are More Important for College Women Than Men
The study by researchers at Ohio State University and Pacific Lutheran University found that at a certain level – which was $2,000 lower for men than women – debt had diminishing returns on whether or not the student would finish college.
Study Finds Babies Begin to Learn the Language of Their Mother While in the Womb
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran University finds that babies only a few hours old can differientiate between the language used by their mother and a foreign language.
Kathleen Flenniken Named Poet Laureate of Washington State
She holds two engineering degrees and a master of fine arts degree.
