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  • , English Lit and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Religion, Gender and Sexuality Studies“My goals are to teach English and/or work in genocide prevention and education. I want to educate others as I educate myself.” Austyn Blair ’25 has a full schedule. He is majoring in English Literature and minoring in Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Religion; and Gender and Sexuality Studies. In 2023, Blair was nominated as the Student Speaker for convocation, and his speech centered on the importance of a holistic

  • March 22, 2010 Survivor accounts paint picture, provide lessons By Chris Albert, Barbara Clements, Loren Liden ’11 The silence of the ghetto in 1940s Holland is broken by whistling, shouting and the thud of doors being kicked in by the S.S. The teenage Philip Wagenaar, lays in his bed waiting for the horror. He knows the Nazi soldiers are there to take Jews away to concentration camps.   Holocaust survivor Philip Wagenaar shares his story at PLU’s third annual Powell and Heller Holocaust

  • Uncomfortable truths: Taking an Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies class “There is nothing comfortable about studying genocide,” Beth Griech-Polelle, a Pacific Lutheran University history professor and the Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies, says. “It’s filthy, violent, degrading, and the worst of humanity.” Yet Griech-Polelle says the study and discussion of these atrocities are crucial… February 17, 2023 AcademicsDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationHistoryProfessors

  • January 31, 2013 Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge and coverage by US media by Kathryn Perkins ’13 In 1975 over one-fourth of the Cambodian people were murdered. Not by foreign aggressors or malicious diseases, but by their own people. The Khmer Rouge, a communist regime with a Utopian dream, decimated its own country. Like the Holocaust, the history of Cambodia needs to be remembered.   The Cambodian genocide is part of a larger story of human atrocities in the 20th century

  • conference focuses on animating worship, learning and service with and through Scripture with Samuel Torvend, Ph.D. and university chair of Lutheran studies. More Information Jazz Under the Stars Every Thursday 7-9 p.m. July 7 through Aug. 11 PLU’s free outdoor jazz concerts kick off July 7 with a performance by the swinging Casey MacGill Orchestra at the Mary Baker Russell Amphitheater. More Information Annual Berry Festivals June 8, July 13, Aug. 3 in Red Square from 11 a.m.-1 pm Each berry festival at

  • Relations70OctoberPI Athletic Awards Banquet AthleticsOctoberPI Fall Preview Day Admission & Enrollment Services600OctoberPI, CP, PS Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture Division of Social Sciences150-200OctoberPI Internship, Volunteer, and Job FairCareer ConnectionsOctober Board of RegentsOffice of the President70OctoberPI, CP David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture Religion Department150-200OctoberPI Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationHolocaust and Genocide Studies Programs350Fall 2016PI Family Weekend Office of

  • hosted by the PLU ROTC program—one of the top eight in the country for the third time in four years. “It’s just part of our charter to work with JROTC programs around the area,” said Keller. “It’s a good opportunity to showcase our program and PLU.” Read Previous PLU Peace Scholars leave for Nobel Peace Prize Forum Read Next PLU’s New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

  • part of that effort.” Read Previous Professor Maria Chávez quoted in article about women of color in the workplace Read Next Powell-Heller Conference explores before, during and after the Holocaust COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference

  • Someone” and Kaelin has shared it with us.  Thank you, Kaelin! We hope that you will enjoy viewing this lovely video ~ Tacoma Refugee Choir – “Everyone Can Love Someone” Zachery Gostisha '21Zackery graduated in Spring 2021 with a major in History and minors in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Philosophy, and Critical Race Studies. At PLU he was a part of Phi Alpha Theta and completed both a Benson and a Mayer fellowship. His Benson research examined how early European explorers of the Pacific Northwest

  • Resources TitleAuthorPublisher Holocaust Mothers and Daughters: Family, History, and Trauma F. K. Clementi Brandeis UP, 2013 We Only Know Men: The Rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust Patrick Henry Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2007 Jewish Resistance Against the Nazis Patrick Henry (Editor) Washington, DC: The Catholic University of America Press, 2014 The Beautiful Beast: The Life & Crimes of SS-Aufseherin Irma Grese – 2nd ed Daniel Brown Golden West, 2004