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  • Black History Month at PLU Posted by: Julie Winters / February 6, 2018 Image: Black History Month collage created by Elexia Johnson ’18 using images from Saga, PLU’s yearbook 1930-1999. February 6, 2018 Upcoming events for Black History Month 2018 at PLU! Calendar sponsored by Black Student Union.2018 Calendar of Events FEB 1 A Visual Display of PLU’s Black HistoryGrey Area in the AUC PLU’s Campus Ministry office will present a month long visual display of PLU’s Black History. Stop by the grey

  • On Exhibit – Pandemics: History & Responses Posted by: Holly Senn / March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 Today many of us are considering our lives, loved ones, and our way of being in the world in relation to the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The course of this pandemic can be changed by people who have reliable information, make decisions that consider others, and remain hopeful and diligent. These books from the Mortvedt Library collection document historical and current pandemics, their effects, and

  • Musical Memories Editor’s Note: When Lorna Vosburg Burt ’40, ’69 read our story on PLU’s annual Christmas Concerts in the winter 2013 edition of Scene magazine, she was inspired to recall—and share—her own Choir of the West story … from 1939. It was so full of history… March 21, 2014 AlumniChoir of the West

  • When Two PLU Historians Sit Down to Chat One smoky August afternoon Dr Beth Kraig and I decided to beat the heat and take shelter in the cooling confines of the University of Washington, Tacoma library, to have a cheery chat about plagues. We thought this would be a fun topic to discuss,… October 8, 2018 historyplaguePLU History Department

  • Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor and the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, says. “It’s filthy, violent, degrading, and the worst of humanity.” Yet Griech-Polelle says the study and discussion of these atrocities are crucial… February 17, 2023 AcademicsDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationHistoryProfessors

  • classes, including history and religion double major Julia Walsh ’14. “I’ve read a number of his books,” said Walsh. “I will take away the connection between the idea of sacredness of the human individual and the modern era – I hadn’t connected the two. I had the information, but he drew the narrative I could follow. It is something I will continue to think about.” Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Tosh Kakar shared similar sentiments. “I can’t wait for your book to

  • Choir of the West,’” Boers said. “Certainly the longtime community, current and past professors and alums will enjoy this time to remember and relish the memories.” With hundreds of students bound by a history of excellence, the 90th anniversary reunion is a time to celebrate. “We hope this reunion will be an inspiration to current students to appreciate more deeply their experiences here, a humbling experience to reflect how small a part each of us is in this great tradition, and a rare moment to

  • PLU’s Chinese Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program which is designed to provide students interested in China a broad foundation in Chinese language, culture, and history, and an

    history, and an opportunity to focus on the religious-philosophical world view and the economic structure of China.Study AwayStudy Abroad in Chengdu, ChinaQuick Links My Academic Pathway Course Selections Professor Hammerstrom's Chinese Buddhism DatabaseStudent/Faculty ActivitiesFind out what's going on with Chinese Studies Students and Faculty.MoreCareer OpportunitiesDiscover career opportunities for Chinese Studies graduates.MoreWang Center for Global and Community Engaged EducationLearn more about

    The PLU Chinese Studies Program
    253-536-5132
    Administration Building, Room 220F Tacoma, WA 98447-0003
  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 28, 2016) – The Pacific Lutheran University Department of Languages and Literatures  will host the Tournées Film Festival this fall for screenings of nine recently released films representing a wide variety of cultures and historical periods. (Film trailers and descriptions below.) A…

    and provoked to reflect on topics such as memory and its potential for shaping history, cultural conflicts vis-à-vis nostalgia, parent-child relationships, questions of assimilation, integration, discomfort and sense of belonging, to name just a few. What makes Pablo Martínez Pessi an exciting and unique filmmaker? Urdangarain: He is a young filmmaker, who brings to the scenario of film and memory in Uruguay a perspective that has not been heard before, that of the so-called “second generation