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  • How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times 1:45 – 3:30 p.m. | March 7 | Chris Knutzen, Anderson University Center Who: Mónica Guzmán, Bridge-Builder, Journalist,

    Panel: Loneliness from the Perspective of Community OrganizingPLU Alumni Panel: Loneliness from the Perspective of Community Organizing 11:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | March 8 | Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center Who: Eric Buley ’10, Vice President, Mary’s Place, Seattle, WABio: Eric Buley is a social services professional with 15 years of diverse experience in the U.S. and globally, including in Venezuela, South Africa, and Jordan. His career has spanned child and youth development

  • This modern art exhibition featured 4 video works, one photo series (of 600 snap shots), and 90 portraits with audio that explore the Scandinavian-America diaspora experience.

    Hypernative: Reconstructed IdentitiesThis modern art exhibition featured 4 video works, one photo series (of 600 snap shots), and 90 portraits with audio that explore the Scandinavian-America diaspora experience. The Scandinavian Cultural Center had added artifacts from its collection that reflect on the transition from Scandinavia as home to Scandinavia as fatherland. This exhibition was open until Feb 28th, 2016. The artists Line Anda Dalmar and Regine Osbakk The video work Reverse History

  • How and why do you choose allyship even when it is unpopular? Katie Monsen ‘96 and Emily Davidson ‘98 (links to full interviews here and here)

    , you know, this diversity that we use more broadly today.” Along with faculty member Tamara Williams, Emily launched Puentes her first year at PLU, and went on to help form the Diversity Coalition in the fall of 1997, with leaders from groups like the Asian Pacific Islander Club, the Muslim Students Association, B.L.A.C.K. at PLU, and Harmony. The groups intentionally networked with each another to support one another’s events and have hard conversations about their goals, especially regarding the

  • You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But Visiting Instructor of Chinese Xi Zhu is a true embodiment of this idea. You may have heard professors say that they still feel like students, learning every day. But…

    true embodiment of this idea.  At PLU, Xi Zhu is a teacher, with valuable knowledge and deep interest in Chinese pre-modern literature. But every day this past fall, after teaching his course at PLU, Zhu commuted north to the University of Washington to take a class for his PhD. While both teaching a class and taking a class, Zhu was also working on his dissertation.  As a doctoral student, Zhu is studying a manuscript version of a pre-300 B.C.E. Chinese text known in English as the Classic of Odes

  • PLU Director of Multicultural Outreach and Engagement Melannie Denise Cunningham has an uncanny ability to get folks talking. In 2016, she noticed the community was yearning to discuss one pressing topic in particular. That summer, the news of Philando Castile, a Black man fatally shot…

    Latinx person, as an indigenous person, as an Asian person, and so on,” she explains. “These are not always comfortable conversations, but I’ve found great joy and a sort of liberation in the opportunities for honesty, resolve and direction they can provide.” -Kristy Gledhill ’21 (pictured above) Kristy Gledhill ’21, a recent graduate of Rainier Writing Workshop, PLU’s creative writing MFA program, agrees. “Those breakout discussions can be the most valuable part of the event, but they can also be

  • Assistant Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies | Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation | Dr.

    Jennifer Hubbert Assistant Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies Biography Biography Dr. Hubbert’s research lies at the intersection of contemporary cultural politics, state-society relations, late-socialist transitions and identity formation in contemporary China. She is particularly interested in public representations of the nation-state. Over the years, her research has addressed historical theme parks, Mao badge collectors, generational differences among intellectuals and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2016)- The scholarship of a Pacific Lutheran University faculty member has evolved into a three-part, cross-cultural project that brings together artists and scholars from around the world. Paul Manfredi, chair of Chinese studies, recently published his book “ Modern Poetry in…

    book “Modern Poetry in China: A Visual-Verbal Dynamic,” which explores the phenomenon of poet-artists in contemporary China in its final chapter. His forthcoming book takes a deeper look at their visual and poetic work. Both were the catalyst for a partnership of artists in China and Washington state — six from each area — who have created a mixed-media visual arts exhibition that will culminate in a symposium held jointly by PLU and the Seattle Asian Art Museum later this month. The artwork and

  • Learning Communities are an integral component of the PLU experience, adding to the learning that happens both in the classroom and beyond the classroom.

    diversity, justice, and sustainability Linked Residence Hall(s)Harstad, Hinderlie, Ordal, Pflueger, South Hall, TingelstadUpper Campus Harstad Hall is the most historic building on campus, once housing the entire university. Today, Harstad Hall provides a living experience for approximately 200 students and is home to the Upper Division Learning Community. Harstad also has some of the largest rooms on campus, with varying room sizes that add character to the five story hall. It is conveniently located

  • 9:55 a.m. | March 5 | Regency Room Click here to see a recording of Dr. Ara Norenzayan's talk! Who: Dr.

    Neuroethics devoted to his book Experiments in Ethics. The 2018 issue of the journal New Literary History was devoted to his writings on literature and theory. His major current work has to do with the connection between theory and practice in moral life while also working on two larger projects. One explores some of the many ways in which we now think about religion; another examines the ethical and political consequences of the changing nature of work. Appiah has been elected to the American Academy of

  • Parker Brocker-Knapp ’23 grew up in Portland, but Puget Sound never seemed far—thanks to close family ties to PLU. We sat down with Brocker-Knapp to learn more about how this senior made the most of his time at PLU. How did you choose PLU? I…

    . Was there a particularly memorable project or professor from the past four years? I’ve taken many upper-level Hispanic Studies classes with Dr. Giovanna Urdangarain. Dr. Urdangarain is from Uruguay and started a project with Dr. Rona Kaufman interviewing the residents of a Jewish nursing home in Montevideo, their caregivers and loved ones. We’re creating a digital archive of narratives collected from Uruguayan Jews who experienced the Holocaust, migration and the diaspora. So for the past 12