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organization’s commitment to research and education. In addition to having 88 neighborhood branches and the largest circulation in the country, NYPL is the world’s largest public research library and works extensively with New York City Public Schools. “It’s actually three different types of library all rolled into one,” Bannon says. “There’s nothing like it.” NYPL is a world-class collecting institution, but its access philosophy is different from many peer organizations with similar collections. “It’s
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really going on in our relationships to other species, and theirs to us. And all of us are thankful that he will still teach two more study-away courses in J-term. — Paul Menzel, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy All photos courtesy of Charles Bergman; see more of Dr. Bergman’s photos at www.charlesbergman.com Thomas Campbell, Department of EnglishThomas Campbell: A Life of Fiery, Thoughtful BeautyThomas Campbell is retiring this spring, after 31 years of inspiring, heartfelt, invigorating
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continuation of the philosophy that launched the Salishan program — a service-learning, community-based study away experience in PLU’s backyard that focuses on diversity, sustainability and justice. TIES offers PLU students the chance to live full-time in one of Tacoma’s most diverse neighborhoods for a semester. They take the bus, work internships with various community organizations, and learn about the humanities and how to apply them in practical ways. Zylstra says the program is beneficial to students
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images with many layers of meaning,” Bullock elaborated. “Neutralia for example isn’t just two women happily picking apples in the springtime. It is about joy in nature, but it is more importantly a political statement. There is a boat in the background being overwhelmed by waves, a ship going down, which represents Europe. He’s telling us that he was not happy that Norway remained neutral in World War I, going on with daily life, while the rest of Europe was struggling.” In 2012, Munch’s famous 1895
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the kind of knowing that cannot be unknown. For our students this is a process of reconstituting themselves as human beings, a process of disintegration and reintegration, for some welcome, for others not. For all, however, it is a process that usually involves their experiencing a sense of tension and even betrayal of family, peer group, social class, ethnic community, religious denomination, or political ideology. Whether and how students negotiate this process depends on many things: among them
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is complemented by a love for family and friends, board games, hiking, and reading philosophy. His wife, Keigan, and daughter, Rosemary, are best friends, inspiration, and partners in musical adventures. They live wherever Tahoma (Mt. Rainier) is within sight. PLU Faculty Artists & Festival Directors:Elizabeth C. D. BrownStephen HowlandElizabeth C. D. Brown A specialist in standard classical guitar as well as various early guitars and lutes, Elizabeth C. D. Brown is a very active performer
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the size of the Pantheon in Italy, with intense curiosity at the variety of the world in Tanzania. As a Humanities major, you will spend your life in this building. Eventually, you will have stories from each classroom. For example, when you came to love philosophy in 220, when your professor told a joke that caused you to blush crimson in 219, when you bared small parts of your soul in 211A. You will notice when a flyer is taken down or put up on a bulletin board, and you will know exactly where
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don’t go home after class and mope. Not because I don’t feel bad,” he said. “I have to set aside those feelings so I can continue to learn and grow.” Still, Dobies said people must not remain silent and allow microaggressions to continue. “If we don’t take the time to educate,” he said, “it won’t necessarily get better.” Hambrick said the university is trying to take proactive steps to get ahead of national conversations surrounding social justice. That shift in philosophy creates an intentional
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point of PLU. PLU programs related to the Holocaust and other genocides or mass crimes against humanity teach how to ask good questions and continue to help us seek better answers. The Holocaust Conference means that PLU can continue its mission to help students grapple with issues and ask “Big Enough Questions.” Idaishe Zhou, ’11 History and Political Science Majors, Sociology MinorIdai Zhou spent a year working in Zimbabwe after graduation and then began her graduate studies. I stumbled into
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point of PLU. PLU programs related to the Holocaust and other genocides or mass crimes against humanity teach how to ask good questions and continue to help us seek better answers. The Holocaust Conference means that PLU can continue its mission to help students grapple with issues and ask “Big Enough Questions.” Idaishe Zhou, ’11 History and Political Science Majors, Sociology MinorIdai Zhou spent a year working in Zimbabwe after graduation and then began her graduate studies. I stumbled into
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