Media Mentions

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Feb. 20, 2025 | In a Willamette Week article referencing an increase in teachers hired in K-12 in Oregon, Andy Saultz, interim dean of the College of Education, emphasizes that quality is an important as quality in hiring. “In school, a quality teacher is the most important factor.”
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Feb. 6, 2025 | Professor of Politics & Government Jules Boykoff writes in an opinion piece on CommonGround.org that executive orders issued by the Trump Administration around transgender issues illustrates that sports are more than just sports.
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Jan. 29, 2025 | Denise Price-Giesbers '00, director of transfer, military & veteran outreach, was featured by Portland's KXL radio during its weekly "Everyday Hero" segment. She spoke about the work she does with Pacific students who are members of the armed forces and veterans, as well as her work with the military community in Washington County.
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Jan. 24, 2025 | The Gleaner newspaper in Kingston, Jamaica, covered the investiture ceremony for Kwame Dawes, a professor in Pacific's Master of Fine Arts in Writing program, who has been named the Poet Laureate of Jamaica.