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Benson Lecture with Brad Tilden Draws 400 at PLU By Michael Halvorson.  On October 17, 2017, PLU alum Brad Tilden (1983) engaged with students, faculty, and alumni in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines. The special event was organized as the 13th annual Dale E. Benson lecture in… October 24, 2017 Alaska AirlinesBenson LectureBrad TildenBridgette O'BrienMark MulderMichael HalvorsonNorris PetersonPLU Faculty PanelSergia Hay

Healthcare Economics: An Interview with Teresa Hackler and Karen Travis By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History The following excerpts were gathered from an April 24, 2018 conversation between Michael Halvorson, PLU student Teresa Hackler, and Economics professor Karen Travis. Hackler and Travis completed a Benson Summer Research project together in… April 24, 2018 Benson Family ResearchBusiness and Economic HistoryHealthcare EconomicsKaren TravisOregon State

From PLU History to Grad School in the Big Apple! Thinking about graduate study in history? Pacific Lutheran University history majors have an excellent track record when it comes to earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. (or both) in history. I recently touched base with Carli Snyder, ’17, about her first year in grad school.… August 20, 2018 Grad School

New History Course Examines Innovation and Ethics By Sarah Cornell-Maier ‘19.  This Fall, Pacific

Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18 , a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors… July 31, 2018 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar AwardMichael DiambriPLU History Department

Notes on Design-Centered Innovation at Pacific Lutheran University By Michael Halvorson. Halvorson i

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org… December 5, 2018 Alice SteinglassBrad SmithCode.orgComputer Science Education WeekHour of CodeMelinda GatesMichael HalvorsonMicrosoftPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science

How Innovative was the Apple II? By Damian Alessandro ’19. In most popular histories of computing, the Apple II personal computer (1977) stands out as a pathbreaker among early devices in the PC Revolution. But how innovative was Apple’s first mass-market computer, and what design features and ideas helped it stand… July 23, 2018 Apple IIconvivial toolsDamian Alessandroinnovation studiesSteve Wozniak

Sven Beckert of Harvard University to Give Benson Lecture On October 9, 2019, the PLU community welcomed Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture took place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the Anderson University… July 31, 2019 Benson LectureEmpire of Cottoninnovation studiesSven Beckert

Celebrate Computer Science Education Week By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org… December 5, 2018 Alice SteinglassBrad SmithCode.orgComputer Science Education WeekHour of CodeMelinda GatesMichael HalvorsonMicrosoftPaul G. Allen School of Computer Science