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  • upheaval or oppression.IHON 257: Friendship from Aristotle to AIDSFriendship is one of the oldest subjects of humanistic inquiry. Egalitarian in its ambitions yet exclusive in its effects, friendship reshapes the cultural norms that continually shape it. In this course, you will examine enduring questions about friendship and apply them to the contemporary world. How does friendship shape the self? When did friendship come to be defined in opposition to romantic/sexual relationships? Does friendship

  • vision,” editor Carolyn Kuebler wrote on the NER website. His colleagues at PLU agree wholeheartedly. “Professor Barot’s appointment as poetry editor of the New England Review is evidence of the respect with which he is viewed among serious readers and writers of poetry,” said James Albrecht, Dean of the Division of Humanities. “Rick is a widely published poet (with his third collection of poems due out soon), and he’s been the recipient of honors for both his poetry and his essay writing. PLU is so

  • university’s “Inspiring Women,” Kim has been active in the Gender Equity Center (formerly the Women’s Center).Meghan GouldMeghan Gould is a junior from Colorado Springs, Colorado, with a Mathematics Education/Global Studies double major and a concentration in Development and Social Justice. She is interested in education as a key contributor to community development and is currently collaborating on a mathematics curriculum that focuses on the intersection of math and social justice education. Meghan

  • program.DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Undergraduate ScholarshipsGerman Academic Exchange Service Scholarships fund study, capstone research and/or internships in Germany for students in their 2nd or 3rd year of German language. Preference is given to candidates whose programs or projects are based at or organized by a German university, and are 4 – 10 months duration. Students need to demonstrate an interest in contemporary German and/or European affairs. Award/Stipend/Benefits: monthly stipend

  • Third Rail Inquiry: Learning, In, Through, and For CommunityThe field of rhetoric and composition is sometimes misunderstood as one centered on teaching writers how to “fix” texts once ideas have been selected, produced, or discovered: first we think, then we write, then we revise. Once we have a moderately readable draft, our inquiry has come to an end.  We just need to “clean it up”—and at this point, the writing teacher steps up with resources, strategies, and rules. In contrast to this

  • conceptualized their testimonial endeavors both individually and as part of larger archival projects in their respective ghettos. It addresses three major questions: “Why did they write? How did they write? For whom did they write?” Answering these questions reveals the thought processes of the diarists and their conceptions of what it meant to record their experiences during the Holocaust, highlighting the agency they sought to take over the narratives of their own lives. “Women in Resistance: Fierce

  • PLU supports the efforts of faculty, students, staff, and administrators to employ and augment the inclusive language guidelines of their professions or disciplines, and to reflect upon the cultural conditions which have made such guidelines integral to contemporary language use. General ELCA guidelines suggest that inclusive language avoid stereotypes and biases and not alienate, demean, or misrepresent persons based on gender, race, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, class

  • Yan World Premier Opera The Gamers Indie-Film Sensation Steinar Bryn Dialogue Expert Jess X. Chen Poet Jennifer Harvey Ph.D. and Professor of Religion Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education Women and the Holocaust Brian Bannon CEO of the Chicago Public Library Stephen Mihm Associate Professor of History Ragnar Kvam Jr. Distinguished Norwegian Sailor Sigbjørn Skåden Award-Winning Sámi Poet John Arthur Nunes President of Concordia College LuteVote Election Themed Events Suzanne Moore

  • interested in all aspects of German cultural and history. Her research and publications are focused on the role of the artist in public discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. PLU Faculty ProfileIn addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is

  • completely foreign territory of finance, something that I had no background in and knew nothing about.” Deines seems to have started on the right foot with her new identity. She earned her first badge of honor in April when the Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Foundation presented her with the Women of Influence Award. The program “shines the spotlight on local businesswomen, community leaders and philanthropists who are a force in the region,” according to the publication’s website. “I am