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  • Perspective: Rethinking the global citizen The field of Subaltern Studies came into existence to address a perceived problem with the way that existing scholarly paradigms in anthropology, Latin American studies, and many other fields, had understood the “objects” of study: people in cultures other than…

    June 15, 2009 Perspective: Rethinking the global citizen The field of Subaltern Studies came into existence to address a perceived problem with the way that existing scholarly paradigms in anthropology, Latin American studies, and many other fields, had understood the “objects” of study: people in cultures other than those of the scholar. Subaltern Studies sought to engage the subaltern as an ally and participant in the academic process. The communities being studied in this way, at least

  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in

  • In 2010, Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland spent 80 days sailing around the Arctic Ocean. (Photos courtesy/Norwegian Embassy) Exploring the Arctic In 2010, Norwegian explorer Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland, became the first to sail around the Arctic in one, short season. Thorleifsson and Marit…

    February 13, 2012 In 2010, Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland spent 80 days sailing around the Arctic Ocean. (Photos courtesy/Norwegian Embassy) Exploring the Arctic In 2010, Norwegian explorer Thorleif Thorleifsson and BØrge Ousland, became the first to sail around the Arctic in one, short season. Thorleifsson and Marit Archer Saether, environmental counselor with the Norwegian Embassy, will come to PLU on a lecture tour to discuss arctic exploration, climate change and its effect on the

  • Where’s the “energy“ in my energy drink? What’s in energy drinks anyway? How do energy drinks affect the human body? How safe are energy drinks to consume? Find out Wednesday, February 8th @ 7:00 PM in the Leraas Auditorium (Rieke 103) Presented by: Erica Fickeisen (Dining…

    Where’s the “energy” in my energy drink? Posted by: alemanem / January 26, 2017 January 26, 2017 Where's the ``energy`` in my energy drink? What’s in energy drinks anyway? How do energy drinks affect the human body? How safe are energy drinks to consume? Find out Wednesday, February 8th @ 7:00 PM in the Leraas Auditorium (Rieke 103) Presented by: Erica Fickeisen (Dining Services) & Dr. Justin Lytle (Chemistry Department) Read Previous Paid Summer Internship with King County Read Next Summer

  • The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development…

    The Summer @ Roche Intern Program in Seattle Posted by: nicolacs / March 1, 2021 March 1, 2021 The Summer @ Roche Intern Program has been developed to provide students with a fun yet rewarding summer through hands-on experience and numerous opportunities to network with other interns as well as employees in the organization. Additionally, we help our students meet their career development and educational goals while potentially building a future with the Roche organization. Leveraging the

  • As we begin an unprecedented school year, our students and faculty have adapted to continue their study of music while practicing safety measures such as wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and rehearsing outside in the fresh air. Scroll through these photos to see how PLU…

    Music Lessons in the Time of Corona Posted by: Reesa Nelson / October 8, 2020 October 8, 2020 As we begin an unprecedented school year, our students and faculty have adapted to continue their study of music while practicing safety measures such as wearing masks, practicing social distancing, and rehearsing outside in the fresh air. Scroll through these photos to see how PLU has adapted. Dr. Jennifer Rhyne conducts a socially distant outdoor flute lesson with student Paige Balut in the parking

  • The fifth annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference at PLU will focus March 8 on the Nazi plunder of Jewish valuables, along with belated efforts at restitution.

    memory of these events alive and helps students understand the importance of speaking out against intolerance and the difference one person can make. Sponsored in part by the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, these sessions will give teachers some tools and best practices to effectively place the Holocaust in its historical context and teach the critical lessons we need to apply to today’s world. A Holocaust survivor from the Warsaw Ghetto, George Elbaum, will speak Friday

  • Scholar Deborah Lipstadt; Author Cara De Silva; PLU Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and pianist Dr.

    alliance with Nazi Germany. As the Third Reich embarked upon its plan of conquest and genocide, IBM and its subsidiaries helped create technologies to track the “final solution.”Sixth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust ConferenceStolen treasures, stolen lives – the story of the plunder of art in Europe during WWIIAnnual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference brings to light the theft of Jewish valuables.Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto talks about how his mother's determination and ``pure luck`` played out in

  • March 12-14, 2014 This year’s 2014 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education has concluded. The conference highlighted the newly-approved Holocaust/

    their latest work in this year’s theme, “Survivors & Rescuers.” Survivors included the story of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947; Renee Firestone, Auschwitz survivor; and Pierre Sauvage. Sauvage is a child survivor and child of survivors. Nelly Trocmé Hewett shared the story of her family’s connection to Sauvage as he and his parents fled to Le Chambon where Nelly’s parents were among the leaders of the Le Chambon effort. Funded through the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies. 2014

  • The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize…

    English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize for their translation of the eighteenth-century text “Work on Women” by Louise Dupin (also known as Madame Dupin). Wilkin teaches in multiple academic programs at PLU, including French & Francophone Studies, Global Studies, the International Honors program, and the First Year Experience Program. She is the author of Women, Imagination, and the Search for Truth in Early Modern France (Ashgate 2008) and of many