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T h r e e T h i n g s

1. Loggers Lead With Joy

This Giving Tuesday, join us for a day of gratitude and giving to celebrate the Logger tradition of turning challenge to opportunity, and to honor Loggers who lead with joy.

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2. Be the Change

Human rights activist, poet, educator, Black Panther Party leader, and former political prisoner Ericka Huggins will give a virtual lecture Dec. 1.

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3. Looking Up

President Isiaah Crawford recently spoke with University Business about his hopes for the future of higher education.

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P e o p l e o f P u g e t S o u n d

Geek Speak
Jordan Carroll is a self-proclaimed geek. While many classically trained English scholars devote their lives to Shakespeare or Hemingway, he uses traditional scholarly methods to interpret Star Wars and Xbox—in addition to the works of canonical authors such as James Baldwin and Gertrude Stein. Carroll’s current research explores the central role that science fiction fan culture has played in the resurgence of white nationalism. Another of his projects examines what it means to be a geek and how those qualities are seen in modern society. As a visiting professor in Puget Sound’s English department, he asks students to approach his classes with the same openness and creativity found in his research.

FIVE QUESTIONS WITH PROF. JORDAN CARROLL

HACKS & CHOPS Associate Professor of African American Studies Renee Simms recently reviewed the collection of short stories The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw for Los Angeles Review of Books.

Read Simms' review, "Strong and Certain."

I n s i d e S c o o p

Safety First
After the Thanksgiving break, all residential students are required to quarantine until they receive a negative COVID-19 test, and are required to test during the on-campus COVID-19 testing Dec. 3. Counseling, Health, and Wellness Services recommends that all students, faculty members, and staff members who traveled out of Washington state for the holiday quarantine for 14 days upon their return.

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Illustrations by Stacy Milrany

U p c o m i n g E v e n t s

Dec. 2–3
New Human Horizons 10-Minute Play Reading Festival

Dec. 3
Faculty Lecture: “State of the Climate Series, Part I,” Steven Neshyba, chemistry

Dec. 4
Organ at Noon: “Magnificat: The Song of Mary,” Wyatt Smith, organ

Dec. 4
Jacobsen Series Broadcast: Faculty Recital with Alistair MacRae, cello

Dec. 5
Performance Skills Master Class with Cellist Johannes Moser

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P u g e t S o u n d i n P i c t u r e s

COVID-19 testing sandwich board on campus

KNOW YOUR RISK Staffers from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) will conduct two remaining COVID-19 testing opportunities on campus: Thursday, Dec. 3, and Wednesday, Dec. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the Dec. 3 testing, free flu shots will be available through TPCHD. Get more information, including printable testing forms, on our website.

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