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Humanities https://www.plu.edu/my-academic-pathway/documents/file-group/humanities/

ENGL Writing Conc Nonfiction 4-year plan (pdf) view download

Humanities Today https://www.plu.edu/prism/humanities-today/

Forget about the War on Christmas, reading the popular press and social media in the last couple years, one could come to the reasonable conclusion that there is a War on the Humanities complete with offensive actions by those who doubt the value of the Humanities, especially relative to preparing students for post-collegiate employment. There are also counter-offensives and defensive actions by prominent and ground level professors, deans, provosts, and university presidents defending the

Humanities Events 2017 https://www.plu.edu/prism/humanities-events-2017/

Harstad LectureChair of Lutheran Studies LectureKnutson LectureStudent Poets ShowcaseFilm FestivalVo

News in Humanities https://www.plu.edu/provost/news/topic/humanities/

Paul O. Ingram Lecture announced The Paul O. Ingram Lecture is scheduled for February 20, 2018 from

New Humanities Faculty 2017 https://www.plu.edu/prism/new-humanities-faculty-2017/

Humanities Division Welcomes New FacultyJonathan FineJon KershnerBridgette McGoldrickPatrick MoneyangLiam O'LoughlinJane Wong

News from Humanities Alumni https://www.plu.edu/prism/news-from-humanities-alumni/

News from Humanities AlumniPLU’s mission is reflected in teaching and learning excellence in the Division of Humanities. We celebrate the accomplishments and hard work of our students who have gone on to conduct lives of “thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care- for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth.” Here are a handful of reports we have received from alumni and graduating students this year. What do French majors and minors do after graduating from PLU

Humanities Contingent Faculty Statement https://www.plu.edu/provost/documents/humanities-contingent-faculty-statement/

Humanities Contingent Faculty Statement (pdf) view download

The Contemplation of the Humanities https://www.plu.edu/prism/the-contemplation-of-the-humanities/

, the most trying time of all. [1] Words. Words are the heart of the Humanities. Whether they are in English, Spanish, Latin, or Greek. Italian, French, German, Norwegian, Chinese. Words are like images. Words are images. Words become music to the attentive ear. So there is a natural affection between the Humanities and the Creative Arts. Both biblical testaments attest that, “In the beginning was the Word.” Both reveal the divinely creative power of words. For the Gospel of John in the New

The Contemplation of the Humanities https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/the-contemplation-of-the-humanities/

The Contemplation of the Humanities Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Douglas OakmanOriginally published in 2016 But, for the time being, here we all are, Back in the moderate Aristotelian city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid’s geometry And Newton’s mechanics would account for our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub it. It seems to have shrunk during the holidays. The streets Are much narrower than we remembered: we had forgotten The office

Locating Humanities in the 21st Century https://www.plu.edu/prism/locating-humanities-in-the-21st-century/

As scholars of the Humanities in the 21st century we find ourselves working in unusual settings. Places of faith and worship, educational contexts like high schools and public libraries, in newspapers, in comment forums, on radio shows, our “workplaces” often do not resemble the ivory towers of old.Vignette #1 Prime Time Family Reading Night I ask the question again… “what are symbols and why are they important?” My audience, a mix of children ages 6 to 10 and their families, settle into the