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. “Unfortunately, we live in a country that doesn’t really value bilingualism,” Davidson said. “They have distinct talents that we need to help support and develop.” Davidson designed the course series, now in its third year, as a hybrid between cultural studies and language learning. It offers bilingual students the rare opportunity to develop both languages simultaneously and in community. It also aims to destigmatize the use of so-called “slang,” or less formal ways of speaking. “It’s not seeing them as a

Feature 4830 PLU professor composes music for ‘timeless’ Chinese opera featuring student and faculty performers Mandi LeCompte December 16, 2016 Feature 483 Views Read more

Fantasticks is a quintessential celebration of love in all its gorgeous simplicity and heartbreaking complexities. The show’s original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world’s longest-running musical. Directed by Jordan Beck ’12, Theatre B.F.A. December 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30pm; December 11 at 2pm
 Eastvold Mainstage Theater Since its first documented performance in 1605, A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been delighting audiences around the world through

Mentoring ResourcesA cornerstone of the PLU experience is the guiding relationships community members seek and build with one another. Faculty value these interactions–with each other across their careers, with students across educational journey, and with various staff and community members.Mentoring at PLUMentoring guidance and resources for PLU StudentsLearn MoreWild Hope New Faculty Peer Teaching Observation ProgramMentoring program for new tenure-track faculty in their first and second

The Heller Family StoryThe tattooed numbers on her arm are a constant reminder of a time when the best and worst of human nature were in conflict. Harry Heller tells the story. Harry’s mother, Georgette Heller, was only 15 years old when she was separated from her family and sent into hiding with a non-Jewish family in Brussels. She did not go outside for two years – no sunshine, no friends, no freedom. There came a point when she could not take it anymore, and she started sneaking out at night

We are pleased to announce that Anna Marko and Austin Karr have been selected as 2023’s Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars. Anna and Austin will be invited to share their culminating research projects at this Fall’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education. Congratulations, Anna and Austin! Kurt Mayer Summer ScholarsThe Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars program offers generous financial support for PLU students who complete substantive research projects in Holocaust Studies. Up to 2 fellowships of up

Emmy MayerA short story of Kurt Mayer’s mother.née Strauß(born 1907, in Mainz; died 1994, in San Francisco)Emmy Strauss, called the “Bouquetche” (little bouquet), was the daughter of Gerson Strauss and his wife Clementine, née Gernsheimer, who ran a butcher shop at Betzelsgasse 8. Emmy attended the Upper Girls’ School from 1913-1921. In 1928 she married textiles wholesaler Joseph Mayer (Familie Mayer & Co., Gärtnergasse). Due to the growing pressure of discrimination and persecution in National

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