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an iconic, poetry-only bookstore flourishing while finishing her studies as part of the Rainier Writing Workshop. These and other stories throughout these pages highlight the persistent, creative and driven alumni who help make PLU’s programs distinct. They chose PLU for their advanced degree, for much more than the letters after their name. Who will be next? Visit plu.edu/graduate to learn more about our distinct graduate programs, and the possibilities awaiting you. Geoff Foy, Associate Provost

education – the ADL, USC Shoah Foundation, and Yad Vashem. Conference ScheduleBruce Kadden Presentation Title: “Mah Nishtanah:  Why was this Seder different from all other Seders?  –The Gurs Haggadah and Passover in a Concentration Camp” Who: Rabbi Bruce Kadden Bio: Bruce Kadden is rabbi of Temple Beth El in Tacoma and Adjunct Professor in the Religion Department, part of Holocaust and Genocide Studies faculty, and Affiliate Chaplain at PLU.  He and his wife Barbara of blessed memory are authors of

education – the ADL, USC Shoah Foundation, and Yad Vashem. Conference ScheduleBruce Kadden Presentation Title: “Mah Nishtanah:  Why was this Seder different from all other Seders?  –The Gurs Haggadah and Passover in a Concentration Camp” Who: Rabbi Bruce Kadden Bio: Bruce Kadden is rabbi of Temple Beth El in Tacoma and Adjunct Professor in the Religion Department, part of Holocaust and Genocide Studies faculty, and Affiliate Chaplain at PLU.  He and his wife Barbara of blessed memory are authors of

2020 Environmental Studies Capstones Tuesday, May 19th, 2020 Welcome! We, Rose McKenney and Adela Ramos, are excited to share with you the work of the 2020 class of Environmental Studies students. It has been our distinct pleasure to teach and guide this cohort of smart and passionate students whose work, as you will see, addresses some of the most pressing questions of our time. We hope you will join us in congratulating them for completing meaningful Capstone projects and for concluding their

Lutheran Studies Conference Speakers Anderson University Center, PLU Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Dr. Jacqueline BussieMs. Jennifer FaddenDr. Eva FreyHolly Galbreath, PhDRev. Molly Knutson KellerDr. Eddie Moore, Jr.Dr. Joanna Royce-DavisMs. Victoria SchultzMr. Brandon DucusinDr. Marit TrelstadDr. Vanessa TuckerDr. David WardDr. Tamara WilliamsDr. Jacqueline BussieWho: Dr. Jacqueline Bussie, Executive Director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research Bio:  Dr. Jacqueline

2021 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, literature, chemistry, philosophy, art, political

2022 Environmental Studies CapstonesProfessors Rose McKenney (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Adela Ramos (English) had the honor of working with this year’s class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their interdisciplinary and culminating projects for their major. This capstone cohort tackled a wide range of current environmental issues and employed the methods and tools of multiple disciplines including biology, chemistry, cultural studies, dentistry, geosciences

Why Study Environmental Studies?Learning about the environment offers opportunities to integrate studies of nature and natural systems with those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of ideas and values. Environmental studies also offer tools and knowledge with which to respond to many of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the coming century. We live in an increasingly endangered and altered world: plants and animals are driven to extinction

Latino Studies Learning Objectives1) Through the analysis of a wide array of Latino cultural productions (literature, film, music, visual arts, socio-political studies), students will be introduced to Latino Studies as a field, its history from the Civil Rights era to the present, its spaces of engagement (community, academy, political, cultural), and main theoretical contributions. 2) Students will complicate their understanding of US history, geography, and dominant narratives about Latinos

Lutheran Studies Conference Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually mean remains an open and disputed question. While children growing up in this country repeat the words, “with liberty and justice for all” in the pledge of allegiance, the nation’s history offers another story in which women, immigrants, persons of color, refugees, sexual