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the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Oslo. His participation in the symposium is presented in cooperation with and through the generous sponsorship of the Thor Heyerdahl Institute of Larvik, Norway. Tvedt is widely known in Norway for his television series A journey in the History of Water and A Journey in the Future of Water, which were also shown in the U.S. on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. His work emphasizes the importance of raising people’s

the Centre for Development and Environment at the University of Oslo. His participation in the symposium is presented in cooperation with and through the generous sponsorship of the Thor Heyerdahl Institute of Larvik, Norway. Tvedt is widely known in Norway for his television series A journey in the History of Water and A Journey in the Future of Water, which were also shown in the U.S. on National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. His work emphasizes the importance of raising people’s

resistance during the Holocaust. Based primarily on in-depth interviews with survivors in Israel and the United States, her book chronicles their courageous missions to reach Jews trapped behind ghetto walls, to mobilize resistance, smuggle weapons into the ghettos, and to rescue and hide Jewish children. Her work provides a missing chapter in the history of the Holocaust and a new understanding of the wide range of women’s roles and activities in those years. In 2011 Lenore gave the keynote address to

This year’s Bjug A. Harstad Memorial Lecture will be held on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 7 pm in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center. The lecture, “The Role of National Identities in a Rapidly Changing World,” will be delivered by Dr. Hege C. Finholt, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Arts and Ideas at the University of Oslo, Norway. Dr. Hege C. Finholt holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Boston University and a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of

Benson Summer Research Fellowship ProgramWhat are you doing next Summer? If you’re interested in history, economics, business, health care, innovation studies, or a range of allied topics, you may want to consider a Benson Student-Faculty Summer Research fellowship, which will pay you for conducting research with a PLU faculty member. Benson research fellowships are sources of funding for undergraduate students who want to work 20 hours a week with faculty members on a project of mutual

Student of Color Overnight (SoCO) October 13-14, 2022 The PLU Office of Admission is partnering with PLU’s Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability to outline the unique opportunities and resources that exist for students of color on campus. Connected to our Lute Life Day, SoCO will include an overnight experience, lecture/class with a PLU professor, a campus tour, a student experience panel, community building with current students, financial aid and application workshops, food, and

for me” Rachel explained. Spring Semester 2014 finally arrived and Rachel, a sophomore at the time, found herself in the idyllic city of London. She enrolled in classes on Shakespeare, modern Britain, and even worked as an editorial intern. As important as they are, academics aren’t the only aspect to studying away. One thing that Rachel misses most was the city itself, “I’m madly in love with London. I loved that my home stay was in the suburbs, so I could get away from the crazy hustle and