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  • By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History . The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University…

    Political Theory Project at Brown University (2018-2020), and a lecturer in the Social Studies department at Harvard University (2020-2023). In May 2023, she was appointed Assistant Director for the Center for Economy and Society and Assistant Research Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins. Read Previous Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present LATEST POSTS Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present October 15, 2021 A Conversation with Dr. Rebekah Mergenthal July 26, 2021 Summer 2021

  • Bio: Julia Watts Belser (she/her) is professor of Jewish Studies at Georgetown University and core faculty in Georgetown’s Disability Studies program, as well as a rabbi and longtime activist for disability and gender justice. Julia’s research brings classical Jewish texts into conversation with disability studies, feminist and queer theory, and environmental justice. She is the author of several scholarly books, including Rabbinic Tales of Destruction: Gender, Sex, and Disability in the Ruins of

  • PLU rowers reminisce about their daring journey in Puget Sound 50 years ago.

    remember the exhaustion that followed their incredible experience 50 years ago. The next day, Holmes — with blisters on his hands and backside — managed to roll out of bed for chapel (direct orders from his girlfriend at the time). “I fell asleep,” he said, laughing. Pearson has pored over stories and photos with his grandchildren many times over. Despite the clear dangers they thwarted and the criticism they faced ahead of time, he makes no apologies. “Call us young, foolish, stubborn, irresponsible

  • by action of the faculty. A faculty member shall comply with administrative procedures with respect to registration, grade reports, and other matters which may be required by action of the faculty. A faculty member shall enjoy the right of criticism and of active engagement in attempts to change university policy. Section 2. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONSThe following general qualifications shall apply in evaluating a candidate for admission to the faculty: A candidate shall support the objectives of the

  • ? This study is grounded in my own personal experiences in a Black female academic space and through stories of Black womxn to illustrate mechanisms of whiteness. Furthermore, these experiences will be examined through a critical race theory lens. The goal of this research is to untangle the complexities of whiteness with the hope of creating space centered around Black womxn scholars. Why I majored in Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies: I majored in WMGS/GSRS because I am invested in deconstructing

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…

    diversity, justice and sustainability in action—both within an academic context and within activism,” says Jennifer Smith, director of the Women’s Center. “He demonstrates how to put thought and theory into action. Additionally, his work is explicitly intersectional, focusing on race, class, sexuality and gender simultaneously.” Before joining the faculty of Seattle University, Spade was a Williams Institute Law Teaching Fellow at UCLA Law School and Harvard Law School, teaching classes related to

  • This non-academic division of the university facilitates community, extends learning beyond the classroom, and enhances the quality of campus life.

    Welcome to Hospitality Services and Campus Restaurants where it is our purpose and sincere pleasure to serve the Pacific Lutheran University community and its visitors. The entire division supports the PLU mission by providing various essential support services to the campus community. This is a non-academic division of the university that facilitates the creation of community, extends learning beyond the classroom and enhances the quality of campus life. We are comprised of multiple internal

    Current Hours
    Monday: 7:00am–5:00pm
    Tuesday: 7:00am–5:00pm
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    Saturday: Closed
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    Hospitality Services
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    Campus Restaurants
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  • The curriculum for the Business and Economic History program at PLU is administered by the History department, and taught by the Benson Family Chair.

    2024 Benson Summer Research Project Announced Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released Watch Now Our Home The Business and Economic History Program is part of the Department of History, housed in Xavier Hall on upper campus. Interactive Campus Map Business and Economic History Program at PLUBusiness and economic history involves the study of business organizations, companies, entrepreneurs, workers, products, and consumers, as well as the economic forces that have shaped culture

    Business and Economic History Program
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    Xavier, Room 101 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • PLU is home to an academic minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, an endowed chair in Holocaust history, an annual conference on Holocaust education, summer research fellowships for students

    Uncomfortable Truths: Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies class examines the past to change the future More Asking Historic Questions: Beth Griech-Polelle, PLU Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies More Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs at PLUThe Holocaust, other genocides, and mass crimes against humanity are phenomena that command serious study and civic engagement. PLU is home to an academic minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, an endowed chair in Holocaust history, an

    Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs
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  • , Director of PLU Forensics, said. “It is quite fascinating to see the cultural shift that took place.” Zarefsky is a Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University and is considered to be the world’s most renowned scholar on Lincoln. His research and teaching are in the areas of rhetorical history and criticism, argumentation, debate and forensics. Zarefsky has authored more than 100 articles in professional journals and two of his books have won the Winans-Wichelns Award for