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region during her tenure. Krise earned a B.A. in Business from Hanover College in Indiana and an M.B.A. from Miami University of Ohio. Read Previous Lutheran Studies conference examines the Lutheran perspective on political life Read Next Voices from empty chairs COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their

innovations is not the worst for human character. Commercial deal is not the worst life for a human-being. It forms character if it’s honest capitalism, if it’s virtuous, if it’s not just maximizing the bottom line,” McCloskey said. “What an active participant in an active bourgeois society is trying to do after all is make a product or service that other people benefit from.” Economics and Political Science double major Bernice Monkah ’13 was among those in attendance. Monkah was surprised by McCloskey’s

delivered in Cape Town, “Pastors and Professors: Assessing Complicity and Unfolding Complexity.” It will appear in Personal Trajectories and Professional Interpretations in Holocaust Scholarship. A paper he presented at the University of Minnesota, “Göttingen: A ‘Political University’ in the Mirror of Denazification,” will appear in Betrayal of the Humanities: The University During the Third Reich, a volume Bob is co-editing with Bernard M. Levinson. Bob continues his connections with the U.S. Holocaust

Norway teaching at an international school on the day a right-wing extremist bombed government buildings in Oslo and, a short time later, massacred young people attending a political party youth camp on the island of Utøya. Berguson shared photos and video from the moments and days following the attacks to help recap what happened from a firsthand perspective. “What perhaps could not be fully captured in the media was the profound silence,” Berguson said. “Violence of innocent people at the hands of

wing you come from.” But it isn’t just a matter of legislation and blame can’t be placed solely on corporations and governments, Barlow said. The fault lies with all of us, and all of us buying into “the myth of abundance.” First our attitude toward water needs to change, and then we need to see how water relates to other issues, such as education or political exploitation. “Water is the great teacher. It opens everything,” Barlow said. “Dare I say, we have to start seeing water as sacred.” Read

, that’s a hugely important aspect of faith that often gets overlooked. I come from a Lutheran family, and religion and spirituality are very important to me – especially exploring all aspects of religion and spirituality and asking the hard questions.” The play explores some weighty issues, and Heath believes the subjects to be relevant to today’s political environment. “For me, the main theme of this play is the importance of questioning your beliefs, and really looking into how things are connected

Desire.” “Today I would probably be called a 20th-century U.S. cultural historian with a focus on consumption, childhood and leisure issues,” writes Cross, co-author of Packaged Pleasures and author of several other influential books. “But, as a historian trained in modern French and German history and with experience in British and Australian libraries and universities, I have also done comparative history on work, political economy and time. … My abiding theme is the origins, uses, meanings and

Regency Room at the Anderson University Center. In the spring, the series will welcome its last writer for academic year, Adrianne Harun. She will speak on Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Garfield Book Company, followed by an appearance in the Regency Room at 7 p.m. The VWS series is free and open to the entire PLU community. Read Previous Highly Decorated U.S. Army Veteran Shares His Journey From Service to Political Science at PLU Read Next The Choir of the West: PLU’s Premier Choral Ensemble Keeps

Ayotzinapa were last seen Sept. 26, when they were taken to Iguala police headquarters after a confrontation. The government said the students were there to boycott a political event, but the students said they were there to raise funds for their school. Based on revelations over the past weekend, it now appears the students have been killed, though their remains have not been identified. Event Details What: PLU for Ayotzinapa: The High Stakes of Educating in Violent Times. When: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, Nov

their traditional lifestyle,” said Michael Farnum, PLU’s director of military outreach. “We want them to know that we appreciate the sacrifice. We care about them and we welcome them into the community.” Read Previous DCHAT Podcast: PLU School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee answers alumni questions Read Next Lute catches ‘activism bug,’ gains confidence in political arena COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are