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Gail Egbers https://www.plu.edu/library/staff/gail-egbers/

Gail Egbers Emeritus Librarian Status:Emeritus Website: http://community.plu.edu/~egbersgl/ Professional Biography Education M.A., Library Science, University of Denver, 1974 B.A., English, Midland Lutheran College, 1973 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise English History Religion Selected Presentations Part of Tacoma Reads Together, panel discussion with Adam Woog, Mary Levesque and Julie Ciccarelli, Everybody Loves a Mystery, Tacoma Public Library (May 25, 2010) PLU Faculty House Noon Presentation

Area of Emphasis/Expertise

English

History

Religion

2011 Holocaust Conference https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-synagogue-and-church/about/conference-archives/2011-holocaust-conference/

. Other topics featured during the conference include visual arts during the Holocaust, a dramatic presentation of the writing of Anne Frank and approaches to teaching Holocaust history. The conference will also showcase the work of PLU faculty and students. This conference is free and all sessions are open to the public. Registration is requested. The program on Friday, March 18, is designed with educators in mind, and is focused on lessons of diversity and tolerance that can be learned through the

Taking Sides on the Opium War https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/03/04/taking-sides-on-the-opium-war/

March 4, 2014 Taking Sides on the Opium War Chinese students and Lutes hold heated debate on still-hot topic By Mahlon Meyer PLU Visiting Assistant Professor of History Winners of the 2013 China Open international college debate tournament visited PLU on Feb. 25 and joined Modern Chinese History students in a heated debate over the West’s invasion of China in the 19th Century. “The topic was, Was China to blame for the Opium War?,” said PLU Visiting Assistant Professor Mahlon Meyer, whose class