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  • Explore https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/explore/

    : Namibia coursework lines up with the junior year Education curriculum at PLU. There has also been a Comparative Education J-Term course offered in Namibia that is a good fit for Education students in their senior year. J-Term course offerings change each year; in January, study away course offerings for J-Term of the following are announced.ENGLEnglish Gateway: IHON-Oxford, England Featured: Aberdeen, Scotland Featured: London, England Featured: Tasmania, Australia Featured: Wellington, New

  • Schedule https://www.plu.edu/tikkun-2015/schedule/

    Lagerquist Concert Hall, Russell Music Center The presentation will follow Christian-Jewish relations in America since the turn of the twentieth century in relation to the movement for interfaith dialogue, which began its hesitant course in the 1920s. Dr. Ariel will explore the rampant bigotry of the 1920s-1930s, the change towards more accepting attitudes during and after WWII and the flowering of interfaith reconciliation in the wake of Vatican II. It will look at the Jewish reaction, culminating in

  • Indivisible: English Faculty Members Join the Anti-Trump Resistance https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/indivisible-english-faculty-members-join-the-anti-trump-resistance/

    statement emphasizes resistance, empowerment, and persistence. Professor Marcus believes that the interdependency among those three values results in “actively working for change” by empowering individuals to use their voices and to support one another. Professor Marcus says, “I know it’s a cliché that all politics is local, but I felt like we had to start close to home. That’s why we started in Gig Harbor.”   In March 2017, Heidi Mund, an anti-Islamic proponent, was invited by a local Tea Party group

  • The Adaptation of Learning https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/the-adaptation-of-learning/

    students. Faculty and students of the Humanities department are all changing how they teach and learn respectively. For many it was a shaky start, but as the Humanities moved forward through the 2020-21 school year, more things came into place, and adaptations continued. There’s always time to learn and change. Un RemedioProfessor Rick Barot for National Book Award Read Previous Professor Rick Barot, Director of the MFA program, long listed for National Book Award Read Next Educator and Cheerleader: Dr

  • The Importance of Dead Languages https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/the-importance-of-dead-languages/

    languages change over time.” This question is what sparked his interest in studying dead languages. Now Brown specializes in Germanic languages and has studied Old Saxon, Old English, Old Norse, and Gothic.  Professor Brown knew there would likely be little chance that he could teach these languages as fully-fledged courses. But, he decided, “If it doesn’t work out to teach these classes, I can do this as a club.” When he began his club, he was unsure if anyone would even want to attend. “I had no idea

  • Course Descriptions https://www.plu.edu/hispanic-latino-studies/course-descriptions/

    , etc.). In each unit, you will expand your vocabulary and knowledge about social, historical, cultural, and political issues through conversational activities. Prerequisites: HISP 202, 252, or the equivalent, or permission of instructor. (4) HISP 301 : Hispanic Voices for Social Change - VW, GE HISP 301 is a content-based intensive reading and writing course that offers an examination of diverse texts from different times and places in Spanish speaking countries, to focus on how people establish

  • 2016-17 Spotlight Series: Re•forming https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2016/09/26/reforming/

    maintain or gain support in the closing days of the race. Sponsored by the Department of Politics and Government. 11th Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture Oct. 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Lagerquist Concert Hall Dr. Jennifer Harvey will lecture on “From Ferguson to Charleston: Religous Fath, Righteous Feminists and Holy Fire.” Sponsored by the Department of Religion. Working for Change Nov. 2 | 6-8 p.m. | AUC 133 Alumni panel highlighting Post-graduate service opportunities for alums pursuing domestic and

  • Listen – Resolute Online: Fall 2016 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/listen/

    . They also recognize the need for change. Confronting microaggressions remains a primary challenge. Microaggressions are subtle, often unintentional, comments or actions directed at a minority or marginalized group that may cause offense or reinforce harmful stereotypes. Some examples from the mouths of PLU students, faculty and staff include: “You’re pretty for a black woman.” “You don’t look or sound Hispanic.” “You look like a girl.” “What are you?” Wallace says he always reminds himself that

  • Alumni Profile – Resolute Online: Spring 2019 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/alumni-profile/

    rehabilitation. “There’s a variety of ways we are criminalized for life,” Simmons said. “I am working to change laws that provide more opportunities to people who have paid their debt to society and have rehabilitated, because redemption needs to be part of the criminal justice system.” If there’s somebody cut out for the job, it’s Simmons — a resilient attorney who overcame more than most to get through law school, and has already accomplished more than many lawyers do in a lifetime. “Tarra is absolutely

  • Kari Plog ’11 – Resolute Online: Spring 2019 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/author/plogkr/

    a punitive system into one of rehabilitation. “There’s a variety of ways we are criminalized for life,” Simmons said. “I am working to change laws that provide more opportunities to people who have paid their debt to society and have rehabilitated, because redemption needs to be part of the criminal justice system.” If there’s somebody cut out for the job, it’s Simmons — a resilient attorney who overcame more than most to get through law school, and has already accomplished more than many