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  • Examination of issues of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, etc. as they relate to educational practices. (4) EDUC 287 : Special Topics in Education To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing courses not yet available in the regular curriculum. The title will be listed on the student term-based record as ST: followed by the specific title designated by the academic unit. (1 to 4) EDUC 288 : Special Topics in Education To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time

  • The 2019 Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture “What Makes a Man Start Fires?”From the Cambodian Genocide to CharlottesvilleThursday, April 11, at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural CenterSpeaker: Alexander Hinton, Ph.D., Rutgers University, NewarkAbstract:“What make a man start fires?” In November 2017, New York Times reporter Richard Faussett asked this question, posed by an album title of the punk band Minutemen, in regard to Tony Hovater — a white nationalist, Nazi

  • PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

  • Study Away students on all seven continents at the same time. By weaving a global education through all areas of study, PLU encourages students to become true global citizens through on-campus Global Studies Programs with world-trained faculty and one-on-one mentorship; international Gateway Programs in China, Norway, England, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago; and Study Away opportunities that fit every major and any budget. PLU also was recognized for first-class global studies in 2009, when the

  • Karen Marquez ’22 aspires to help her community through her studies Karen Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and diversity. She hopes to use her degree and the skills she is… June 22, 2022 AcademicsCommunityCurrent StudentsDiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityHispanic StudiesInvolvementServiceSocial WorkStudent Life

  • course on non-Western history taught by a local Namibia historian Learn More & Apply Trinidad & Tobago: Heritage, Cultural Fusion and Sustainability in the Southern Caribbean Gain an in-depth understanding of Trinbagonian culture through a required set of three required courses taught by local professors, local experts and US professors Examine key issues such as post-colonialism, globalization, diversity, equity, social justice, gender and environmental sustainability in a rich, ethnically diverse

  • looking at our role as university professors. It does not take much to discern that higher education is exclusionary with regard to race, gender, sexuality, economic status, ability, nationality, and religious belief. We must recognize that higher education is anti-Black. We must recognize our own complicity and begin conversations about PLU’s complicity. Faculty have a responsibility to communicate about injustice. Faculty have a responsibility to make sure students are in an environment in which

  • field studies are an integral part of both introductory and advanced courses in earth science at PLU. The Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River Basalt Plateau, Puget Sound, the Pacific Ocean coast and the Olympic Peninsula are all within a few hours of campus. Longer field trips are taken to geologic sites such as Death Valley, Hawaii, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. The student/faculty ratio in the Department of Earth Science at PLU allows students

  • The Hispanic and Latino Studies Program is pleased to present the Spring 2024 Capstones. May 20, 2024 – Anderson University Center, Room 133 – 3:00-7:00 pm 3:00-3:05 - Introductory Remarks - Dra. Emily F. Davidson3:05-3:35 pm - Brandon MonsonCompetencia sociocultural emergente en la clase de inmersión dual en la escuela primaria Harvard/ Emerging Sociocultural Competence in the Dual Language Immersion Classroom at Harvard Elementary School 3:35-4:05 pm - Karla Barajas LópezEmpoderando a los

  • Justin Lader Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Education Phone: 253-535-7602 Email: justin.lader@plu.edu Office Location: Mary Baker Russell Music Center - 114 Website: https://www.justinlader.com/ Professional Biography Education PhD, Music and Human Learning, The University of Texas at Austin, 2024 M.M., Viola Performance, University of Oregon, 2012 B.M., Viola Performance, Oberlin Conservatory, 2009 B.A., Environmental Studies, Oberlin College, 2009 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Music