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  • Should History Tell a Story? https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/should-history-tell-a-story/

    Originally Published in 1990 It would appear that Louis XIV never said: “L’ état, c’est moi.” The researches of modern historians have produced no credible witness attesting that France’s Sun King pronounced this coldly witty laconism. But just try to find a modern history of…

    Archives at PLU White’s analysis of historians and philosophers of the nineteenth century argues that their attempts to attain historical truth have been influenced by strategies of “emplotment” (structures of narrative), ideology (political beliefs), patterns of formal argument (founded upon various epistemological commitments), and styles of “tropic configuration” (different ways of giving order to our experience of the world at a preconceptual level). This intricate and difficult volume has

  • “A University of the First Rank” https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/08/29/a-university-of-the-first-rank/

    PLU President Thomas W. Krise welcomes faculty and staff back to campus, highlighting the strengths of PLU and his goals for the future. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A University of the First Rank” By President Thomas W. Krise Good morning and welcome to the 2012…

    have known PLU for a long time, we don’t need a primer on what it is and what it stands for. But many people do and we must provide it. Positioned for the Future As everyone here knows, PLU doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and the challenges we face as an institution are varied and potentially daunting. The cost of higher education keeps rising, the general economy remains fragile, public support for higher education is declining, and other countries are matching or exceeding us in many measures of

  • Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/gendered-tongues-issues-of-gender-in-the-foreign-language-classroom/

    Originally Published 1996 Introduction Like other disciplines such as English and Sociology, Foreign Languages also have a history in the United States which is linked to the changing values of society as a whole. The discipline of foreign language teaching has evolved over the last…

    methodologies. The contemporary agenda in foreign language teaching has been shaped significantly by historical phenomena such as World War II, shifting business practices and other economic factors, and the political need for intelligence and military data collection. In its broadest form, sexism is inseparable from these historical developments; in practice the issue also manifests itself in explicit and systematic ways. Tamara Williams, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies and Director of the Wang

  • In their own words https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/05/18/in-their-own-words-two/

    More than 850 students will graduate from PLU for the 2011-2012 academic year. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 27 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a…

    Pacific Northwest. I believe I will no longer have anxiety from this thought. Nonetheless, U of A has a wonderful medical school that presents many exhilarating opportunities for me to follow my true passion of medicine. I am extremely excited to begin making a significant impact in the lives of others through my career. Shelby Lynn Adsero – Bachelor of Arts in political science and global studies, minor in Hispanic studies Shelby Lynn Adsero ’12 is from Matlock, Wash. Why PLU? I chose to come to PLU

  • YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/https-www-youtube-com-shorts-lute-lingo/

    ? November 21, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine Biology? November 15, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Political Science November 11, 2024