The political and humanitarian toll of the Olympic Movement has been a topic of study for Pacific Universityʻs Jules Boykoff for 15 years. Boykoff and his writing partner, Dave Zirin, will be in Paris reporting on those issues for The Nation magazine.
A member of the MFA in Writing faculty since 2006, Driscoll passed away on June 25 at his home in Mystic, Connecticut at age 78.
The university's low-residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing program looks to its acclaimed faculty and dedicated alumni to guide the program into its next 20 years.
The one-week program, held at Pacific in conjunction with the Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute's Area Healthcare Education Center, provides high school juniors and seniors a look at potential careers in healthcare through Pacific's health professions programs.
The longtime faculty member in Pacific's Master of Fine Arts in Writing program receives "one of the most important honors" of his career. He hopes to use the post to further exposure to poetry and create a registry of Jamaican poets.
Seven outstanding alumni will be presented with Pacific Unversity Alumni Association's Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, David & Sandy Lowe Outstanding Alumni Service Award and Emerging Leader Award this October during Homecoming and Family Weekend.
Postseason honors continue to roll in for Pacific's head women's rowing coach and four Boxers who have been named All-Americans.
Twenty members of Pacific's MFA faculty will present a week-long series of summer readings as part of the program's Summer Residency, presenting across the genres of poetry, fiction and nonfiction.
The former College of Optometry faculty member is recognized for his longtime service to the optometry profession and his work to provide eyecare to underserved populations.
It has been a successful spring season for Pacific's athletic programs, which saw Charlotte Copp named NWC Women's Rowing Coach of the Year and Boxers named NWC Players of the Year in baseball and women's tennis.