shattering expectations

The College of Liberal Arts is dedicated to advancing society. We find answers in the wisdom of the past, the data of the now, and in the elevation of the human condition. Together we are shattering expectations of what a liberal arts college can be.

Creating the Change Agents of Today

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  • What’s really exciting about the Mulhollem Cravens program is the breadth of the experience that it gives students.

  • “If you take the past and understand the context, it can help you navigate [the] now.”

  • Professor Jean O'Brien is the 2018 Dean's Medalist.

  • We are preparing the next generation of global citizens.

  • When CLA students get asked: What are you going to do with that degree? They will be ready.

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  • Anna Wagner standing in front of a staircase at the Minnesota Children's Museum
  • Portrait of Claudia Hochstein.
  • Photo of Professor Jean O'Brien standing in front of a bookcase
  • Photo of a group of six college students holding a globe
  • Graphic showing a wheel with a person wearing a graduation cap at the center surrounded by icons representing CLA's core career competencies
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Together, We're Building Something Special

We've launched Shattering Expectations, a comprehensive fundraising campaign to transform CLA into a destination college by advancing research and creative excellence, elevating the student experience, and building bridges between campus and community.

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