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which the intellectual historian Leonard Krieger, in his recent book Time’s Reasons: Philosophies of History Old and New (1989), speaks of a contemporary “crisis” of faith in the notion of historical truth. He writes: The most potent contemporary influence on the discipline of history . . . is the challenge to the very substance of the historical approach to life that has been mounted by antithetical agents of the general culture. What is new and especially lethal in the current rejection of history

fail me. Hill, the news director, practically leaps into the center of the room. “How’s everyone doing tonight?” she asks. “We’re doing our jobs — we’re journalists first, everyone. Let’s put on a professional and fair show!” Everyone here, myself included, needed to hear that. I walk into her office and ask for any words before we go. It’s not confirmed if Trump will be the next president, but chances aren’t looking good for Clinton. My team wants to get back to campus and call friends and family

such as Ray Charles, Tina Turner, Bob Hope and The Carpenters performed. “There wasn’t the Tacoma Dome or any kind of big venues anywhere,” she said. “So they came to PLU and played down at memorial gymnasium and Olson gym at the time.” And she watched the renowned Joffrey Ballet perform — twice — in Eastvold Auditorium (now the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) during the group’s few summer residencies at the university. Ringdahl also has been around for some important

Indicator Tree. From the roots to the trunk all the way up to the branches, the tree represents that everything working together makes a strong foundation. As I apply that concept to my Indicator Tree, being able to follow the 8 trust indicators can help determine if what is being shared has a strong foundation to stand on and if the source is credible. Read Previous On Exhibit: 2020 “Interrupted” Wang Center Photo Contest Winners Read Next On Exhibit: The Best We Could Do LATEST POSTS On Exhibit

town’s annual Strawberry Festival on Saturday, June 4, 2011. Two weeks earlier the deadliest tornado in our nation’s history ripped through Joplin, Mo., killing 160 people and causing almost $3 billion in damage. Today our goal was to interview any survivors and relief workers we could find. We figured the best place to find people would be in the center of the devastation. I was traveling the country researching for a documentary on compassion fatigue, an issue that particularly affects caregivers

love a place relentlessly, even in the face of its pain and challenges.” His mother stressed that the same commitment to equity must shine through the recipients of the new scholarship; it’s what Panago would have wanted. “I hope that he’s proud,” Georgia said. “We’re making things happen in his name.” Jonathan Jackson ’12, a fellow member of PLU’s first Act Six cadre, says Panago possessed an “others before self” mindset. Jackson says his friend wasn’t one to be front and center in his activism

, and to see meaning-making as a social activity, something negotiated. This is true whether we are working in the classroom or the community center, in print or online.My field, English and Writing Studies, shows us how to read deeply and to understand the world. More specifically, it helps us see, value, and interpret the enormous scope and scale of life and experience. When we see ourselves reflected in a children’s book or when we are seen through our virtual identities, we are situated within a

: Nearly every evening, members of the accomplished RWW faculty hold free readings in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center. “The program’s faculty are well-known writers,” said RWW Director Rick Barot, associate professor of English at PLU. “You’ll hear terrific fiction, nonfiction, and poetry at their readings.” Here’s this year’s lineup: Sunday, Aug. 2, 8 p.m. Brenda Miller. Miller is the author of three essay collections: Listening Against the Stone, Blessing of the Animals and Season of the Body. She

in the 1960s and 1970s, and became members of their corporate boards”– Provided by publisher. Read Previous Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium Read Next Wang Center Photo & Video Contest Winners 2022 LATEST POSTS On Exhibit: Veterans Day: A Salute to Service November 1, 2022 On Exhibit: Graphic Novels January 6, 2022 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR

national security interests of the United States. The region includes China, which is rapidly assuming prominence on the global stage. Rare are the days that go by without at least one news story on China. Given PLU’s Chinese language studies, its China summer Service Learning program, as well as other international programs sponsored by the Wang center, I thought I would devote a few minutes to this most fascinating country. For the past 20 years, China’s GDP has grown by an average of 9.0% per year