Reach | Fall 2006

Features

Recipe for a Global Education

What does it take to prepare students for today's globalized world?
June 24th, 2008
Put It In Writing

The masterminds of the U's Undergraduate Writing Initiative are bringing a new kind of relevance to writing instruction - even in our fast-paced text-message world.
June 24th, 2008
Putting Access on the MAP

The “face" of CLA is changing, thanks to initiatives such as the McGuire Academic Program, which supports high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds.
June 24th, 2008
The Scientific Mystique
What do scientists think about while they're hunched over microscopes for hours on end? Hear from four scholars examining the growing field of “science studies":
June 24th, 2008
4 Takes on War
Four CLA scholars are searching for answers for the reasons why we wage war. They're studying the causes, consequences, and lessons of wars in Central Asia, Iraq, and beyond.
June 24th, 2008

A New CLA For a New Minnesota

CLA's role in the University's quest to be among the best.
June 24th, 2008

Taking Pictures, Making Change

CLA alumnus and photographer Wing Young Huie captures America's cultural complexities through his camera's lens.
June 27th, 2008
On the Spot: Democracy

CLA students reflect on what's great and not so great about democracy.
June 24th, 2008
Professors Ponder: What It Means to be a U.S. Citizen

CLA faculty weigh in on citizenship in the 21st century.
June 24th, 2008
The Glamour of Global Service

Rebecca Mitchell is honored by Glamour magazine as one of its top 10 college women for 2006.
June 24th, 2008

Tranquility Under Fire: Life In a War Zone

Alumna Betsy Hiel's report from an Israeli city under attack.
June 25th, 2008
Giving Back to the Land

Alumnus Paul Brainerd founded the Brainerd Foundation to protect the natural environment of the Northwest.
June 25th, 2008

Awards

CLA faculty make their marks on CLA, Minnesota, and the world.
June 25th, 2008

When Life Has Been Good To You

Beverley and Richard Fink never thought twice about sharing their good fortune with the U.
June 25th, 2008
A Friendly Gesture

Michael Sieben honors a friendship that started in Middlebrook Hall by making a gift.
June 25th, 2008