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Kurt Mayer (b. January 1930; d. November, 2012) First introduced to PLU when he was invited to speak to Professor Christopher Browning’s Holocaust class.
the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies and first held by professor of History, Robert P. Ericksen ’67. His children Natalie and Joe and Joe’s wife, Gloria, continue to be active supporters of the Holocaust Studies program at PLU. His memoir, My Personal Brush with History, was published in 2009; it was translated to German and published in 2012.
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News articles and blog posts from Pacific Lutheran University.
Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies , Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education… May 5, 2023 HistoryResearchSeekerServiceStudent/Faculty ResearchTrailblazerTransfer
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On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…
Genocide, Then and Now: A Hotel Rwanda Survivor Tells His Story.” Samardich did much of the legwork involved in creating the network, Feller said. “She really wanted to pull together community partners, students and faculty in peace-building, but we didn’t have an umbrella organization. She said let’s call it a network—not just because of what it is, but because that’s the mission.” —Sandy Deneau Dunham SYDNEY BARRY Hometown: Helena, Mont. Major: Communication/Women’s & Gender Studies. Graduation: May
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Four “Cornerstones” courses - one class each semester during your freshman and sophomore years. These classes lay the foundation for your PLU education.
Available for Cornerstones Hispanic Studies History Holocaust & Genocide Studies Philosophy Religion Women's & Gender Studies
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Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…
Yaden, Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies. Learn more, and watch a video about PLUTO, here. PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students, from left, Taylor Lunka, Olivia Ash and Amanda Brasgalla conduct community-based field research. (Photo: Robert Marshall Wells) The Center for Media Studies Designed to “invert the classroom,” the School of Arts and Communication’s new Center for Media Studies (CMS) launched this fall to provide students with even more opportunities to apply their
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PLU emphasizes the importance of student research and creative projects. From summer-long student-faculty research projects in the natural sciences to student-directed plays in theatre, these
into a professional presentation on public health issues.Religion class takes students off campusA Contemporary Religions of South Asia class went on a site visit to local Sikh Temple Gurudwara Singh Sabha. Site visits offer students excellent opportunities to ask questions and reflect on their course content.Unethical medical experiments in historyThrough a student research fellowship, Holocaust & Genocide Studies student Sophia Mahr analyzed how and why medical providers deliberately harmed
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The PLU Teaching Online Institute (PLUTO) provides pedagogy and technology training for faculty to learn and to innovate together as a cohort working to design online courses.
PLUTO and Language Instruction: Pedagogical InnovationsThe PLU Teaching Online Institute (PLUTO) provides pedagogy and technology training for faculty to learn and to innovate together as a cohort working to design online courses. Over this last year, several faculty from the Department of Languages and Literatures participated in the program. In Summer 2014, Dr. Bridget Yaden (Hispanic Studies) participated in the cohort for developing hybrid courses and, in January-term (J-Term) 2015, Dr
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Panel: Michael Artime, Corey L. ook, Justin Eckstein, Mary Ellard-Ivey, Sergia Hay, and Heidi Schutz Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center
Sufi Leader, Greater Seattle Area Introduced by Suzanne Crawford-O’Brien, Professor of Religion and Chair of the Department Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center About the Paul O. Ingram Lecture: Held every other year, this lectureship celebrates the work of Professor Emeritus Paul O. Ingram. These lectures continue Dr. Ingram’s work in extending understandings of all religions through scholarship and teaching in comparative religions and interreligious dialog, by bringing to campus scholars whose
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May 10, 2024
Lindsay, Psychology In this study, children, ages four to seven years old, viewed pictures from storybooks and illustrated faces, then were asked to tell a story about the image. We are examining how the children categorize the characters' gender to better understand what might make a character gender-neutral. Kassidy ShortHistory, Holocaust and Genocide StudiesNazi Racial Ideology and Jewish Stereotypes in Propaganda Films Faculty Mentor: Beth Griech-Polelle, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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“Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” The conference is free and open to the public. ScheduleWednesday, October 26Glenn KurtzRobert P. EricksenGlenn KurtzPost-film discussion: “Three Minutes: A Lengthening” Who: Glenn Kurtz, Ph.D. Stanford University in German Studies and Comparative Literature Bio: Glenn Kurtz is the author of Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2014), which was selected as a “Best Book of
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