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Free at last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial Justice Sixth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 29, 2016 At this conference, scholars, students, musicians, and college
Thursday, September 29, 2016 Free at last? Lutheran Perspectives on Racial JusticeSixth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 29, 2016 In a political season marked by the demonization of racial, religious, and ethnic minorities, this conference focuses on the quest for a just vision of life shared in community. Indeed, the robust tradition of Lutheran education invites the university, its alumni, and friends to let our commitment to thoughtful inquiry deepen our
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caravans fit in the immigration reform discourse against the backdrop of a troubled history of US-Honduran relations, which is perhaps both context and culprit of migration and crack-down at the US-Mexico border? Most importantly, despite it all, how has Honduran agency and resilience, both in Honduras and on the migrant trail, continue to push nations and transnational actors toward finding solutions.” Sponsored by the PLU Hispanic Studies Program and members of the Latino Studies Working Group. This
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Leading a Congregation in Anxious Times 2018 Summer Institute in Pastoral Theology June 11-13, 2018 Ten years ago, Peter Steinke published a volume entitled Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times: Being Calm and Courageous No Matter What (Alban Institute, 2006). Fast forward to 2018 and, if anything, the times have become even more anxious. Pastors and congregational leaders face multiple challenges in a very unsettled and unsettling national and international social, political, economic
Summer Conference in Pastoral TheologyPacific Lutheran University 12180 Park Avenue S. Tacoma, WA 98447 -
February 1, 2014 Professor Robert Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies. (John Froschauer, Photo) A Report on Scholarship and Activities in 2013-2014 Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies During the past two years, Bob Ericksen has given ten lectures in five nations on three continents. Seven of these lectures, which took place in South Africa, Germany, England, and Canada, as well as in the United States, either have appeared or will appear in print. Last April
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 5, 2016)- A familiar Pacific Lutheran University tradition changes its anatomy this year, as organizers reimagine “The Vagina Monologues” as “The Monologues” – a fresher, more interactive take on the famous play. Incorporating student-written content, “The Monologues” is a twist on the…
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October 21, 2013 PLU’s MediaLab dived into the global water crisis with its latest documentary “Tapped Out,” which premiered Oct. 26 at the Seattle Central Public Library. MediaLab filmmakers wade into global water crisis By Amanda Brasgalla ’15 Four PLU students who spent more than a year researching water problems around the world premiered a new documentary film Oct. 26 titled Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis. Tapped Out focuses on water-related issues in the U.S., Canada and
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TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2015)— Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to Tacoma on Sept. 23—and Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Music Greg Youtz is playing a significant role in the international event. As chair of the Tacoma-Fuzhou Sister City Committee, Youtz was instrumental in…
& CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2015)— Chinese President Xi Jinping is coming to Tacoma on Sept. 23—and Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Music Greg Youtz is playing a significant role in the international event. As chair of the Tacoma-Fuzhou Sister City Committee, Youtz was instrumental in creating the connection between a Chinese high school and Tacoma’s Lincoln High School, which Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, will visit. “This is usually a very quiet post,” Youtz said. “But I am suddenly
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Hispanic Studies Capstone Presentations Spring 2021 Dr. Carmiña Palerm, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 26th (4:00-7:15pm) and May 28th (4:00-6:40pm) Hispanic Studies 499 is the culminating course for the Hispanic Studies major. In this course, students develop and write a substantial, original research project, in accordance with their own interests in the Spanish speaking world, and in dialogue with some of the critics who have shaped how literature, film and culture are studied in
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Hispanic Studies Capstone Presentations Spring 2020 Dr. Giovanna Urdangaran, Seminar in Hispanic Studies May 12th (4:00-8:10pm) and May 14th (4:00-8:40pm) The presentations will be given virtually via Zoom.Tuesday, May 12th, 20204:10-4:30pm - Sophie Apgar4:30-4:40pm - Q & A“Inclusión elusiva: una examinación de la discapacidad en el contexto educativo en Iberoamérica”/“Elusive Inclusion: an examination of disability in education in Iberoamerica”4:40-5:00pm - Ashley Carreño-Millán5:00-5:10pm - Q
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