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What can I do with a Hispanic and Latino Studies degree?Descriptive text about all the cool things our students do, categories of work can be anchored to the sections featured below. Each section will feature 3 students. Photos should be head shots, so we can maintain same size for each section. After creating one section, clone and replace information.EducationStudent 1Student 2Student 3Student 1Name of Student and Job Title Bio or other text. Can include links Student 2Name of student and job

language has been taught at the school since its very beginning. Norwegian Academic ProgramsAudun Toven came to PLU in 1967 to teach Norwegian, and in 1976 a Norwegian major was established.  When Janet Rasmussen arrived in 1977, she and Toven created the interdisciplinary Scandinavian Studies program. Many of the majors in Scandinavian Studies study the Norwegian language. Since 1984, more than 600 students have taken Norwegian language classes at PLU.Study Abroad AgreementsSince the early 1970s, PLU

literary studies and became a scholar of African American literature. He has continued to work within institutions of education to challenge them to live by their own values, a commitment he solidified at PLU. Notably, one of Brian’s capstone projects was a queer history of PLU — an early precursor to this project. “So there was a moment, even that early, of an attempt to document, and an awareness that progress had been made, and that we were entering new chapters. I think that’s always an important

into (our canoe and paddles) and carries us safely to our next stop.” Canoe journey is one of many ways Hall is boosting a cultural resurgence for the Samish and other indigenous groups. NAISNative American and Indigenous Studies ProgramStudents in the Native American and Indigenous Studies Program at PLU don’t just learn about indigenous peoples, they learn with and from them. With a focus on local cultures, societies and language at the core of their learning, they expand their focus outward to

Global StudiesGlobal Studies majors will: Articulate the complexity of global issues and of solutions to global problems. Apply the approaches and methods of multiple disciplines to analyze specific global issues. Effectively communicate in written and oral form the complexity of a global issue or a specific solution to a global problem using approaches and methods from multiple disciplines. Demonstrate knowledge of translinguistic and transcultural perspectives on the world and its issues

Sarah Caitlin Slinker ’13(served in Togo from 2014 – 2015) At PLU, Sarah majored in Global Studies (responses to violence concentration) and French and minored in Anthropology and Political Science. She lived in Hong International Hall for two and a half years and was an RA for one semester in “La Maison Française” (the French Wing). She joined the US Peace Corps predominately because of her love of travel, languages, culture, and cultural exchange; she also wanted to learn more about the

literature and film. Special attention will be given to recent developments and cultural shifts within the Francophone context. The course aims to deepen students’ understanding of the dynamic nature of popular culture and its significance in shaping identities, communities, and global perspectives. It is an elective for the Global Studies major (Development and Social Justice concentration) and can count for the major in Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies and the minor in Critical Race Studies. French