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“Opening Crazy Worlds”: Learning about Language with Professor René Carrasco Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 By Hannah Stringer '22English MajorDr. René Carrasco is the new Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, who began at PLU in Fall of 2019.Originally from Mexico City, René came to the United States when he was 15. After he graduated high school, he went on to community college and studied history and literature. From there, he went to the University of California and

contain our pleasure, food, drink and other consumer goods became mass-produced, bottled, canned, condensed and distilled, unleashing new and intensified surges of pleasure, delight, thrill—and addiction. Event Details What: The 10th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History, featuring Prof. Gary Cross: ‘The Package and Its Pleasures.’ When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Where: Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center, PLU campus. Gary S. Cross, Distinguished

Molly Loberg ’98 Honored by Prestigious Female Historian Association Posted by: Sandy Dunham / January 30, 2015 Image: Molly Loberg ’98. January 30, 2015 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Jan. 29, 2015)—Molly Loberg ’98 has been awarded the History Article Prize by The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians, the oldest and largest association for female historians in the country, for her publication “The Streetscape of Economic Crisis: Commerce, Politics and

On Exhibit: Graphic Novels Posted by: Julie Babka / January 6, 2022 January 6, 2022 This display intends to highlight the Mortvedt Library’s graphic novel collection and their power of visual storytelling. Graphic novels are a compelling medium which combine elements of the visual arts and literature. This curated display focuses on stories related to social justice, resilience, and diverse voices. Additionally, this display contains books about graphic novels and their history and impact

. His work is often described as eclectic and varies in terms of style and content. His love for the printmaking medium is evident. Cornwall adopted a philosophy once voiced by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, ‘You can’t do what you did six months ago, that’s old stuff’.  His new series of work in the show features beggars. “[Beggars] can be like urban ghosts, there one minute and gone the next.  The works portray the ‘Anatomy of a Beggar’, the mind the heart and the spirit,” Cornwall says. “At some time

is home to the radio station 88.5 KPLU and the all-Jazz webstream, Jazz24. This past June the station moved to the new building after 18 months of construction. It also houses PLU’s Office of Development. Reaching LEED Gold is recognition that the building is both energy efficient and environmentally sound. The environmental stewardship that the Neeb Center embodies is evident even before entering the building. On the lot, the building sits on only a third of the site, while the rest is

the days when a basic understanding of math or science was sufficient for most high school or college graduates. Today’s students need a strong foundation in these subjects regardless of their plans after high school.” Read Previous The Sweet Taste of Summertime at PLU Read Next Jazz Under the Stars Brings the Stars to PLU 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

PLU Alumna Wins the Hans Rosenberg Book Prize Posted by: shimkojm / February 10, 2020 February 10, 2020 By Beth KraigProfessor of HistorySincerest congratulations to Molly Loberg, PLU alumna ’98, who recently won a highly esteemed prize for her first book! Molly was a History/German major who went on to win a Fulbright for study in Germany and then earned her Ph.D. in history from Princeton! “Molly is a wonderful person, very kind and caring – she worked with Dr. Chris Browning, Dr. Robert

September 29, 2008 The haves and the have nots, closing the gap The statistics, especially given the economic meltdown on Wall Street in the past few weeks, are not encouraging. Since the 1970s, incomes in the United States have been dramatically pulling apart, as the rich get richer, and the poor and middle class fall further and further behind.“The incomes are as unequal in American as they have ever been in history,” said Professor Peter H. Lindert, who will speak on campus next week. “The

through separate databases, requiring users to conduct searches in multiple places. Now, a single search will provide access to photographs, publications, oral history recordings, and file-level descriptions of other records available to view in the Archives. The system is divided into three main collection areas: The University Archives– Materials related to the history and operations of Pacific Lutheran University including photographs, yearbooks, The Mooring Mast student newspaper, faculty and