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United States in the nineteenth century, and global history. With Christine A. Desan, Professor Beckert is also the co-director of the Program on the Study of Capitalism at Harvard University. Professor Sven Beckert. Photo by Charlie Mahoney. Beckert’s bestselling book Empire of Cotton: A Global History (2015), is the first global history of the nineteenth century’s most important commodity. Empire of Cotton won the Bancroft Award, the Philip Taft Award, the Cundill Recognition for Excellence, and it

Attending a Workshop Faculty and staff still have time to register here for the following workshops occurring within the next two weeks. Sakai 2.9: What’s Changing and Why Does It Matter? – Sakai will be upgraded early this summer to version 2.9. Get an overview of new features as well the new Lessons Tool. Learn to simplify your course structure for students and explore new pedagogical approaches. This workshop is offered three times this term (Spring 2014): Friday, April 25, 2014 – 12:00 PM – Hauge

violin. I attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and then lived in Paris for three years studying piano. From there, I moved to Baltimore to attend the Peabody Institute for four years and finished my education with a doctorate at the University of Colorado Boulder. I’ve taught at East Central University in Oklahoma, Washington State University and now am thrilled to be working at Pacific Lutheran University. I have performed in the Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center, the 92nd

January 19, 2011 PLU on the Vine There are selections from five wineries with PLU alumni connections available at 208 Garfield. Benson Vineyards Estate Winery is family owned and operated by Scott Benson ’96 and Rebecca (Gilge ’98) Benson. Scott says, “Most of the vineyard’s 25 acres is planted to Syrah. It’s pretty much what we are known for.” The Mediterranean-inspired estate winery overlooks Lake Chelan, one of Washington’s newest wine growing regions. Today they are producing a little more

freezing point of acetic acid and the odd phenomenon of super cooling. “It’s a good experiment if you want to test what you expect, and contrast that with what you really see,” Amend said, as the sample’s temperature plummeted to 1o degrees centigrade, only to rise to the expected level of about 17 degrees C.  The  new device allows both students and professors “to spend a lot more time thinking about what’s going on,” rather than waiting for the experimental results to occur, Amend said. After leaving

: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Where: Red Square on the PLU campus. More information: Email sapet@plu.edu. Take Back the Night has been an internationally recognized event since 1976, and for the past 10 years PLU has held its own event during April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, to show support and to emphasize that PLU does not condone any form of violence. “We want to bring so much attention to the event this year because we have made great strides to gain partners,” said Kelsey Greer ’14

education and minimum wage. “We hope to provide a voice for the PLU student body to our legislators so they are informed of the passions of the people they are representing,” Stell said. About 20 students attended and actively participated by posing questions about and discussing the bills. Another online survey will be sent to the PLU student body in February to ask students to vote on which bills should be advocated on their behalf. In early March,  results of the survey will be made public through

first female candidate for a major party, Spring and O’Leary have penned a book on feminist history, featuring the now-famous poster series, and so much more. The book, “Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color,” published in October 2016, features 27 women who have made a mark on the world. Throughout the book illustrations and images representing females and archival photos are paired with stories of feminists such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rachel Carson and many more. The

Merry Christmas to All, and to Emma a Good Knightley Posted by: ramosam / December 24, 2020 December 24, 2020 By Abigail Kunkel In both Douglas McGrath’s and Autumn de Wilde’s adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma (1815), Christmas dinner scenes intimate the intersection of the familial love and comfort associated with Emma and Mr. Knightley’s romance. At the same time, these scenes draw attention to Knightley’s often paternalistic love for Emma. Taken together, these scenes at once associate

retailer to get an item to the consumer. Fair trade essentially cuts out the “buyer” function, allowing the distributor to buy directly from the artisan and cut costs, Valdez said. “It’s why they can pay a fair wage and still charge a reasonable price for their products,” she explained. Most products are certified as fair trade through the Fair Trade Federation or the International Fair Trade Association. By visiting the production sites often, both organizations monitor how the goods are made and the