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course and led students through the Holocaust, Armenian, Cambodian, Rwandan and Native American genocides. Each genocide is its own unit with its own texts, explored both individually and comparatively, through a combination of historical texts, films, memoirs, and first-person testimonies. This fall, Marcus and Griech-Polelle had funding to invite survivors and/or descendants of survivors from each genocide studied in the course, thus giving students a more personal and immediate way to think about

. “PLU makes space for the non-traditional student, so even a non-traditional student can still get the full college experience,” Lucas says. A Captivating Capstone Lucas has received high praise from PLU faculty for her capstone, “Resistance to the Roots of Colonization: Protected Crowns,” which focuses on the personal and political aspects of Black hair.  “There’s still not a lot of research on Black hair,” Lucas says, referencing the historical lack of Black representation within ideal beauty

disciplines, including mathematics, electrical engineering, acoustics, statistics, psychology, philosophy, business—even historical studies examining the impact of technology. (Photo by Jordan Stead / Amazon) It is tremendously exciting to think about a world shaped by the creative interaction of these AI disciplines and technologies. For a look at what some university students are already doing in Alexa research, browse through the 2017 Alexa Prize Proceedings for a tour of innovation and creativity

resistance to those forces) in the United States, and especially in the 20th century. Her research into the subject include examinations of anti-gay ballot measures in the 1970s, racism in the military in World War II, and feminist voices in popular literature in the post-WWII decades. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary programs and fields of study, including Women’s Studies and Peace Studies, and has participated in research and projects that center on the importance of historical thinking in

explore how deep currents of religious themes shape great literature, she returned to college to earn a Ph.D. in history and historical theology.  Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Llewellyn Ihssen began teaching at PLU in 2005 as an adjunct professor. Many of her courses focus on the intersection of medicine, economics, social ethics, and religion — a favorite course was “Health and Healing in Christian History.”  Religious philosophies and theologies “shape people’s ideas of the body, and care

grandmother not come to the U.S. that year. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) The Holocaust in the American Literary ImaginationThis year, Professor of English Lisa Marcus will do something different with her class, “The Holocaust in the American Literary Imagination.” Along with readings, literary analysis and the other trappings of a literature course, students will work with historical artifacts from the Holocaust. “To engage in the material,” Marcus said, “I think one has to do other things than just

? In whose interest? One of my favorite historians, Marc Bloch, was already asking similar questions last century. We get subaltern histories, like in India, or histories against the grain in the Benjaminian sense, or history from other perspectives, other narratives. That’s also beautiful, to understand history as narratives. One of the great moments in a college career – of which, trust me, there are many – is when we understand that historical events, by themselves, in and of themselves, are

and Wendy Johnson’s 15 assists, this team stormed through opposition to claim the NAIA national title. A staunch defense, anchored by keeper Gail Stenzel, kept opponents to a 0.51 goals per game average. Along the way, the PLU women brought home Northwest Conference of Intercollegiate Colleges, NAIA District I title, and NAIA West Region titles. The 1988 team still holds the highest winning percentage in team history (.913), making its successes even more valuable in historical significance

prepared and eager to be part of the community before they come to Neah Bay, she said. What the Makah have to offer educationally isn’t only a pleasure, but it’s needed to create cultural understanding. “We realize we create a more enlightened audience when we share our heritage,” Bowechop said. Read Previous Present for historical moment Read Next Making strides at a feverish pace COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

the recent introduction of its Native American and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) program, PLU is leaning into this area of study under the leadership of Troy Storfjell, the program’s director and an associate professor of Nordic studies. Additionally, a research project has been commissioned by the university to explore the history and heritage of the ground PLU was built upon — and learn more about the land’s historical caretakers, the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples. In a