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Wang Center for Global Education, also showed a series of videos about Tutu, South Africa and the creation of apartheid. The roots of the separation of races landed with the Dutch immigrants who came to the southern tip of Africa in the 17th century. The actual doctrine was established by the National Party in 1948. The apartheid was a legal system that curtailed the rights of the majority ‘non-whites’ in South Africa under the rule of the white minority. Tutu was born in 1931, and at first wanted

tradition in a “21st century context.” “I see the professorship as a way of promoting the intellectual gifts of Lutheran higher education among a diverse faculty and student body who may or may not have a connection to the Lutheran tradition,” he said. “That is part of the challenge of being a Lutheran center of learning in the Pacific Northwest.” Read Previous New ’employer relations’ position connects students with employers Read Next Light Fantastic COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

February 22, 2012 A scene on the Li River in Guilin China. (Photograph by Tiffany Endicott in 2005) A rather soggy ride convinces professor to take a look at water By Barbara Clements Terje Tvedt didn’t expect to become immersed in the issue of water, but the professor who teaches at the University of Bergen and Oslo, had his epiphany about 30 years ago, and hasn’t looked back. This week, Tvedt – pronounced “te-vet” – will be attended the Wang Center Symposium: Our Thirsty Planet and talk about

facing difficult and uncertain times in our future and it’s all related to the environment,” said Pavel, whose traditional name is CHiXapkaid. “We need to connect to those animal people and we need to connect to those plant people.” Pavel lead a special presentation for Earth Day, entitled “Connecting to Everything on Earth: Its Land, Waters, and Peoples (Plant, Animal, and Human),” on Tuesday, April 17, in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Rather than telling the hundred-some students, staff

Clements, University Communications Editor’s Note: Maria Altmann’s son, Peter, will tell the full story of his mother’s attempts to retrieve the stolen artwork this Thursday, Nov. 15, when he will be the keynote speaker at the Holocaust Conference Fall Lecture. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center and is free and open to the public. Ferdinand Bloch Bauer had two great passions: his wife and great artists. So it seemed natural, as a wealthy Austrian businessman and patron of

February 7, 2014 Chinese students pair up with Lutes in a “speed-dating” exercise at PLU on Jan. 30 designed to discover cultural intersections. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) International ‘Speed Dating’ Creates Cultural Connections By James Olson ’14 Students from six Beijing high schools congregated in the Anderson University Center on Jan. 30 to participate in a cultural exchange that looked a lot like a speed-dating session—on purpose. The students, who were visiting Pacific Lutheran

for office. Delivering arguments with a rapid-fire precision that harkened back to her appearances in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, former Gov. Christine Gregoire told the audience gathered for PLU’s Earth Day lecture that saving the Earth today depends on small, significant choices of individuals more than a battle with big industry. “We need to take responsibility for our lifestyle,” Gregoire told the crowd, which filled the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on April 22

. EVENT DETAILS What: Buffalo Soldiers Museum and Broadway Center present: An Evening with Danny Glover. When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25. Ticketed meet-and-greet in Studio 2 begins at 6 p.m. Where: Theatre on the Square, 901 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402. Tickets: $19, $29, $35, $49. Preshow Meet and Greet: $40 includes desserts and savory snacks. More information: 253-272-4257.     Read Previous PLU Wind Ensemble to Premiere Crowd-Commissioned Composition on Tour of Tennessee Read Next Schnackenberg

think is a very rewarding thing for faculty,” Lewis said. The symposium is this Saturday, April 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Anderson University Center. Read Previous PLU faculty members Lisa Marcus, Michael Halvorson and Amy Young discuss the word ‘symbol’ (podcast) Read Next PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

” (nine years running). In 2009, Hrabowski was named one of “America’s 10 Best College Presidents” by TIME magazine, which also recognized him as one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2012. The Washington Post and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership named Hrabowski one of seven “Top American Leaders.” His latest claim to fame? “Giddy basketball fan,” according to The Washington Post, following UMBC’s recent victory over No. 1 Virginia — the biggest upset in