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Meet our New Faculty! Ali Mctar, Miranda Morgan, Bella Bravo PLU English is delighted to welcome three outstanding new Visiting Assistant Professors to our Department!   Ali Mctar: British Literature (Renaissance and Early Modern); Global Literatures Ph.D, Princeton University Miranda Morgan: Creative Writing (nonfiction prose); Professional, Public, and Digital Writing M.F.A. University of Montana Bella Bravo: Creative Writing (fiction and nonfiction prose) M.F.A., University of Wisconsin

Engaging in Lutheran StudiesFor students, faculty, staff, alumni, and interested persons, there are a variety of ways to engage in Lutheran Studies at PLU. For undergraduate students, a number of university courses support the study of the Lutheran tradition. They include but are not limited to: History of Western Art II; The Book in Society; German Civilization to 1750; Early Modern European History, 1400-1700; European Reformations; Modern Germany; Christians in Nazi Germany; Music History I

Printing Madame DupinLast fall, Students in French 401, “Women and Print in Early Modern France,” got to try their hand at something really new (or old?!): letterpress printing. The occasion was momentous.  They were putting into print, for the very first time, the manuscript words of Madame Dupin. Dupin is best known as the châtelaine of the beautiful castle of Chenonceau in the Loire valley, and for saving this historic site from destruction during the French revolution by allowing

Specialist, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Client Program Specialist, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP ELA, SS & Leadership Teacher, Highline Public Schools Graduates from the last last 5 years: Their graduate programs Master of Studies in Modern British History, Oxford University Master of Social Work, University of Michigan PhD in History, University of Chicago Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics, Boston University MA in History, Yale University Master of Public Administration (MPA), The University of Texas at

Paul Manfredi Director of Chinese Studies Program Full Profile 253-535-7216 manfredi@plu.edu

Modern World - ES, GE HIST 109 East Asian Societies - ES, GE HIST 210 Contemporary Global Issues: Migration, Poverty, and Conflict - ES, GE HIST 218 Women and Gender in World History - ES, GE HIST 220 Modern Latin American History - ES, GE HIST 224 Modern European History - ES HIST 247 U.S. Capitalism: From Railroads to Netflix - ES HIST 248 Innovation, Ethics, & Society - ES HIST 252 19th-Century U.S. History - ES HIST 254 Hanford and the Atomic Age - ES HIST 260 Early Modern European History: 1400

traditions that have shaped Chinese culture, asking if we can understand them using the Western category of "religion". The course covers Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Chinese folk practices, and Christianity. It closes with a study of the interplay of government policy and religious reality in China today. (4) RELI 235 : Islamic Traditions - RL, VW, GE An introduction to the history, teachings, and practices of Islam. (4) RELI 236 : Native American Religious Traditions - RL, VW, GE Introduction to a

sequence can be made for transfer students or for students who are accepted into the Honors Program during their first year at PLU. With prior approval by the IHON Director, an appropriate semester-long course abroad may take the place of one 200-level IHON course. Such a course must focus on a contemporary issue, be international in scope, interdisciplinary and require honors-level critical thinking and writing. One 301 modern language course intentionally designed to meet program objectives (Chinese

writers of Chinese literary traditions, from early times to the modern period. Poetry, prose, drama, and fiction included. Film presentations supplement the required readings. No knowledge of Chinese required. (4) CHIN 387 : Special Topics in Chinese To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing courses not yet available in the regular curriculum. The title will be listed on the student term-based record as ST: followed by the specific title designated by the academic unit. (1