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In Edwin Black’s book “IBM and the Holocaust” he examines IBM’s complicit work in creating a database for the Third Reich’s final solution. ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ By Barbara Clements University Communications Edwin Black remembers walking into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with his parents…
, enforce and track the final solution. IBM’s Hollerith punch-card machines (which Black spotted in the museum) gave the Nazi’s a new tool to catalogue, find and round up millions of victims. “They co-planned and co-organized all six phases of the Holocaust,” Black said in an interview from New York City earlier this month. The company’s enthusiastic participation started in 1933 and continued through the war, he said. As part of the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies program, author and journalist
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In 1889, the Norwegian Synod sent Bjug Harstad to the Pacific Coast to start a school. He visited Portland, Seattle and Tacoma, and it was decided that Parkland, Wash.
language has been taught at the school since its very beginning. Norwegian Academic ProgramsAudun Toven came to PLU in 1967 to teach Norwegian, and in 1976 a Norwegian major was established. When Janet Rasmussen arrived in 1977, she and Toven created the interdisciplinary Scandinavian Studies program. Many of the majors in Scandinavian Studies study the Norwegian language. Since 1984, more than 600 students have taken Norwegian language classes at PLU.Study Abroad AgreementsSince the early 1970s, PLU
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PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash…
September 5, 2014 PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash ‘15 was uncertain about her future when she first arrived on the campus of PLU back in the fall of 2011. “I’ve always loved music, and so I knew I wanted to get involved with PLU’s student
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Minor in Latino Studies 20 semester hours, including: Language 4 semester hours of Spanish language for second language or heritage learners. Students with prior background in Spanish should consult the Language Placement Guide for a recommendation on which course to enroll in. HISP 103, 201, 202, 252, 300, 301 or 351, 331 (4) Latino/a/x Literary, Cultural, and Political Studies 16 semester hours, 4 of which may be substituted with one of the “Alternative Areas of Inquiry” listed below: LTST
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About PLUAs a member of the Associated New American Colleges, PLU is committed to the integration of liberal arts studies and professional preparation. A dynamic academic program features five professional schools and selective graduate programs that maintain a strong liberal arts emphasis at their core. In addition, PLU is committed to developing in all students a global perspective, including an understanding of the intercultural and intellectual richness of the world. More than 40 percent of
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Students may be granted regular or provisional admission to graduate programs, which may come with conditions. Some students may be granted admission with conditions.
recommended by the dean or his/her designee (e.g., program director), and approved by the associate provost for graduate studies and continuing education after the student has been admitted to a degree program. No such credit can be counted that carries a grade lower than B-. Conditional Status Removed: Once all conditions of admission are met, the conditional status is removed. Advising Upon admission each student will be assigned an advisor within the academic unit for which they have been admitted
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Originally Published in 2014 Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what…
Expanding the Mind in German Studies LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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Migration, colonial occupation, refugee flows, global travel—the movement of people and ideas across national borders both historically and in the present has political, economic, social and
diversity and political and economic reaction and adjustment. Approved CoursesCourses Offered in this Concentration: HISP 321: Iberian Cultural Studies HIST 335: Slavery, Pirates, and Dictatorship: History of the Caribbean RELI 245: Global Christian Theologies *Courses that are not listed here but which meet the content descriptions of the respective concentrations may be considered via petition to the Global Studies Program. Contact Department Chair, Dr. Ami Shah – shahav@plu.edu
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A Statement related to Religious and Spiritual Identities and Practices (for Students, Faculty, and Staff) As a University rooted in the tradition of Lutheran Higher Education, enacting a mission of
their door. Current residents seeking support or accommodation should consult with their Community Director. Examples of accommodations might include limited permission for candle lighting in a residence hall for a specific religious holiday, *ceremonial smudging, and requesting a single-gender wing or residence hall, etc. *PLU is committed to honoring the cultural and religious practices of students, including Smudging for our Native American and Indigenous students. During the Fall 2022 semester
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Jasneet Sandhu had planned to minor in global studies. But soon into her PLU experience, she decided to double major in it, along with computer science. She added anthropology and religion as double minors—as part of a strategy to enjoy her college experience at a…
Law school-bound Jasneet Sandu ’23 is passionate about global studies, anthropology, computer science and religion Posted by: nicolacs / May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023 By By Lora ShinPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJasneet Sandhu had planned to minor in global studies. But soon into her PLU experience, she decided to double major in it, along with computer science. She added anthropology and religion as double minors—as part of a strategy to enjoy her college experience at a reasonable
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