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in English literature Why PLU? After taking a tour, I was convinced. PLU felt like home. I was excited about the Wild Hope Project, International Honors, and the small class size. I sat in on a class and the professor knew everyone’s name and the class itself was a space where people could come together as valued intellectuals on a common search for more knowledge. There was no feel of hierarchy, just a shared passion for learning. That’s exactly what I wanted out of my collegiate experience

reached the $2 million level necessary to fully endow the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies. Last year’s programming again highlighted PLU’s commitment to global issues, as Olympic gold medalist Joey Cheek keynoted our fourth Wang Center symposium, “Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation” in March. And in May, British journalist Martin Jacques, author of “When China Rules the World,” invited us to imagine a world where China is the world’s only superpower. INSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION