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different standards than their white peers and being treated as though they don’t speak English well based on their race.   CURTAIN CALL Maria Cruse, another senior teaching assistant majoring in women’s and gender studies, said the J-Term course was “an act of service,” not just a standard learning opportunity. “I enjoy being a social justice educator,” Cruse said. “This was another platform to do that.” Many of the students were eager to tell their stories, she said. They did so in front of a crowd on

Global Studies major pursues medical school to support health equity PLU alum Margaret Chell ’18 reveals how Peace Corps transformed her life Posted by: vcraker / November 3, 2021 November 3, 2021 While at PLU, Margaret Chell ’18 decided to join the Peace Corps after a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer visited her global development class. She was excited about the idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as

Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class Posted by: shortea / February 17, 2023 Image: Holocaust survivor Peter Metzelaar speaks with PLU students in a course titled “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies.” (Photo courtesy of Professor Lisa Marcus) February 17, 2023 By Anneli HaralsonMarketing & Communications Guest Writer “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor

September 17, 2012 The Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life examines: “What does God have to do with Caesar?” Lutheran Studies conference examines the Lutheran perspective on political life This year’s Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life is inspired by the enduring question: “What does God have to do with Caesar?” Professor Larry Rasmussen will give the keynote address of this year’s Lutheran Studies Conference on Political Life at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. Rasmussen

January 1, 2013 Chair’s report on scholarships and activities By Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies Bob Ericksen received several notable invitations this year, including an opportunity to give the annual Raul Hilberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Vermont. Hilberg spent his entire career at this university, becoming the father of Holocaust Studies with his groundbreaking book, The Destruction of the European Jews (1961). Erickson arrived in Vermont the weekend

Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 2, 2018 Image: Natalie Mayer has endowed a new lecture series at Pacific Lutheran University, the Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture, with the hopes of connecting the lessons of our past to the issues of the present. May 2, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions Posted by: alemanem / November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020 Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their

Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: vcraker / June 22, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) June 22, 2022 Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is learning at

September 5, 2014 PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash ‘15 was uncertain about her future when she first arrived on the campus of PLU back in the fall of 2011. “I’ve always loved music, and so I knew I wanted to get involved with PLU’s student

New Holocaust Studies Chair Prepares to Give First PLU Public Lecture Posted by: Zach Powers / October 26, 2015 Image: Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies Beth Griech-Polelle will lecture on ‘The First Victims: The Nazi Euthanasia Campaign’ on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) October 26, 2015 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2015)- Dr. Beth Griech-Polelle is taking on the dark roots of