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integral part of African American history and culture,” ASPLU president Haedon Brunelle said. “And that it’s a powerful experience for people of Christian and non-Christian faiths to engage in spiritual wellness and cultural awareness. ASPLU seeks to provide such opportunities.” Other events occurring at PLU this month include a guest-speaker appearance from Ijeoma Oluo (author of “So You Want to Talk About Race”), a Tournées Film Festival screening of the film “I am Not Your Negro” and more. “Black

Teaching in the Pandemic: How Three Teachers Made the Best of an Unprecedented Time Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 27, 2021 Image: Alonso Brizuela ’14, Sarah Lord ’00, Caitlyn Zwang ’09 May 27, 2021 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterHigh school choir and guitar teacher Alonso Brizuela ’14 was in Spokane at a national choral directors conference in mid-March of 2020. Just a day and half days into events, the conference shut down early—due to a mysterious new illness that

May 7, 2013 PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for English 216: African and Caribbean short stories, some were a little surprised to find the university president, Tom Krise, standing in the front of the room with Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston. “There were some

the experiences of Latino professionals, documented in my upcoming book, Latino Professionals in America: Testimonios of Policy, Perseverance, and Success (Forthcoming, Routledge), I know I am not alone in these challenges. However, it doesn’t make them any easier.IF YOU COULD GIVE ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO SOMEONE IN THEIR GRADUATE/UNDERGRADUATE YEARS, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?My mentor and friend, and the first Latino political scientist I met, Luis Fraga, once said to me, “Don’t ever let others

. “Dad responded, ’We don’t know what a Jew is. We only know human beings.’” After the war, Hewett came to the United States as an au pair and then graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, IN. She married an American, raised three children in Minneapolis, MN, and taught and tutored French for nearly 40 years. She currently is retired in St. Paul and is deeply involved in ensuring the integrity of the history of the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon during WWII. Read Previous Musical Memories Read Next

October 24, 2012 Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How do we as a species adapt to a rate of change that no biological species before has ever faced? This was the question Robert N. Bellah, one of the foremost sociologists of religion in the world, posed to

gathering. “He’s going to be asking, in intelligence gathering, are there circumstances where it’s okay to use torture?” Kaurin said. Kaurin will be looking at the rules soldiers follow when deciding whether to torture, or not. And yes, there are rules on this, she said. “I will be looking at it logistically, from a soldier’s perspective,” she said. “Is there a way to torture ethically, consistent with the rules of war?” The Geneva Convention expressly forbids the use of torture, she said. But the Bush

together to experiment with sustainable environmental practices in a real, physical space. But the reDesign House is more than just a place to experiment with sustainable living practices. It is also an emblem of a holistic approach that blends environmental practices and social change with the disciplines of art and design. Lace Smith, Chrissy Cooley and JP Avila in the reDesign House. (Photo by John Froschauer) “The eventual goal is to have a space that is a learning laboratory,” Sustainability

A Symphony of Light Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 10, 2017 February 10, 2017 By Mandi LeCompteOutreach ManagerPacific Lutheran University presents the U.S. premiere of ‘Nordic Light Symphony,’ a multimedia production inspired by the Northern LightsThe Aurora Borealis is the largest optical phenomenon in the Earth’s upper atmosphere; a spectacular event, that many only dream of seeing. For those that aspire to see this natural phenomenon, you can get a glimpse at Pacific Lutheran

February 21, 2012 Food Symposium addresses the many ways food impacts the world. The ethics of food By Katie Scaff ’13 The PLU Philosophy Department’s Food Symposium Feb. 21 will address the ethics revolving around food. Keynote speaker, Paul B. Thompson – the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics will speak at 7 p.m., Feb. 21 in the UC Regency Room. Thompson, who has published several works on the environmental and social significance of agriculture, will discuss three