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Minor in Gender and Sexuality Studies https://www.plu.edu/gender-sexuality-race/programs/minor-in-gender-and-sexuality-studies/

-level. Courses that are not on the approved list, from any discipline, for which at least 60% of the assignments center on women, feminism, gender, and/or sexuality may also count for the Gender & Sexuality Studies minor. This allows the integration of Gender & Sexuality Studies perspectives into courses that are not explicitly or entirely structured around those perspectives. Students should consult the GSRS chair about this option before the course begins (when possible) and provide syllabi and

PLU Global Studies Statement Against Racism https://www.plu.edu/global-studies/plu-global-studies-statement-against-racism/

PLU Global Studies Statement Against RacismWe, the Faculty Committee of the Global Studies Program at Pacific Lutheran University, stand in solidarity with those protesting racism, white supremacy, and state violence across the world. These events demonstrate local-global connections, which we continually strive to emphasize within the Global Studies curriculum. Locally, police killed Manuel Ellis here in Tacoma. Beyond Washington State, the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and

Enhancing Your Major with Innovation Studies https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/enhancing-your-major-with-innovation-studies/

Enhancing Your Major with Innovation Studies Posted by: halvormj / November 8, 2017 Image: EEG brain caps in PLU’s Psychology department, used to measure brain activity. Photo, John Froschauer). November 8, 2017 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. PLU has a new Innovation Studies program. In fact, I’m a new Innovation minor–one of the first in a growing cohort, scheduled to graduate in May 2019. This series of blog posts is designed to give you the details on the minor, which PLU faculty and regents

Norwegian and Scandinavian Area Studies Program https://www.plu.edu/my-academic-pathway/documents/norwegian-and-scandinavian-area-studies-program/

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Expanding the Mind in German Studies https://www.plu.edu/prism/expanding-the-mind-in-german-studies/

Expanding the Mind in German StudiesThe German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften

College of Professional Studies Org Chart https://www.plu.edu/professional-studies/documents/college-of-professional-studies-org-chart/

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Strategic Initiatives – College of Professional Studies https://www.plu.edu/professional-studies/documents/strategic-initiatives-college-of-professional-studies/

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Study Away – Hispanic and Latino Studies https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/hisp/

Hispanic and Latino Studies - Study Away Hispanic and Latino Studies students are encouraged to consider studying away! Below you can learn about a few Spanish language immersion study away options that are a good fit for HISP/LTST students. J-Term Program: Montevideo, UruguayIMPORTANT: In the past, there has been a HISP J-Term program offered in Uruguay. However, since J-Term study away course offerings are different each year there is no guarantee that short term faculty led programs that

Innovation Studies Minor in the News https://www.plu.edu/business-economic-history-program/news/innovation-studies-minor-in-the-news/

Innovation Studies Minor in the News Posted by: halvormj / July 27, 2017 Image: (Photo/John Froschauer) July 27, 2017 PLU’s forthcoming Innovation Studies minor was in the news this month, a new academic program that is being sponsored by the Benson Program in Business and Economic History. Acting PLU President Allan Belton describes Innovation Studies as one example of how PLU prepares students for life after graduation by emphasizing skills that employers most want. The article also

Expanding the Mind in German Studies https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/expanding-the-mind-in-german-studies/

Expanding the Mind in German Studies Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Kirsten Christensen and Jennifer JenkinsOriginally Published in 2016The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19th century, has its roots in the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s concept of “Geist” as a superindividual cultural consciousness. (In