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Dr. Horace Huntley (BA, ‘70) speaking at Afro50 event

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in African American History

The Department of African American & African Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor…

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Welcome New Faculty!

Please join us in welcoming several new faculty and instructors to the College of Liberal Arts community.

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Outstanding Achievement Award: John S. Wright

Distinguished scholar and trailblazing agent of change John Wright (MA ‘71, English; PhD ‘77) has been named a recipient of the University's Outstanding Achievement Award.

UMN celebrates its third annual Juneteenth block party

Professor Rose Brewer, who spoke at the block party to provide broader historical context for the holiday, is quoted in this MN Daily story.

Saena Dozier Awarded Microgrant for Somali ‘Togetherness’ Project

Empowering Wadajiraka (Togetherness): TandemPlus Togetherness Campaign with the Somali Community.