PLU has been selected to send a team to participate in the Council of Independent College’s 2019年多样性，文明和文科研究所 taking place in Atlanta, GA on June 2nd-5th. One of twenty-five campus groups selected via a competitive application process, PLU’s team includes Joanna Gregson (Provost & Sociology), Jordan Levy (Anthropology), Adela Ramos (English), and Jen Smith (Dean of Inclusive Excellence & WMGS).

As described on CIC’s website: “Participants will come together with peers from other colleges and universities and a group of highly distinguished scholars to explore significant trends that are reshaping the 21st-century campus; 参与经典和前沿的奖学金，可以帮助框架讨论有争议的话题； […]学习顶尖学者对种族、性别和其他身份认同的基本理解； 历史解释和权威； 社会公正; 社会和政治变革； 刻板印象的隐性影响； 包括教育学; 以及言论自由问题； [and] develop realistic plans to enable their institutions to strengthen diversity and civility on campus, both inside and outside the classroom.” 该团队希望利用该研究所的课程，让校园参与到“多元化与包容性战略计划”的持续发展中来，为新兴和未来的教师发展机会提供信息（如长达一个学期的研讨会、一整天的务静会和阅读小组），并塑造当前的实践（包括大学和秋季教师会议、新教师培训和系列讲座）。 对于教师希望他们从研究所带回校园的东西，PLU团队欢迎他们的建议和想法，所以请随时联系他们中的任何一个人来分享你的想法。

该团队期待着分享该研究所的资源和经验，并让校园参与到创建包容性校园的工作中来。