News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News Meet the 2026–2027 CELT Fellowship Cohort Seven CLA faculty have been selected to participate in the 2026-2027 Community-Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT) Fellowship. Meet Assistant Professor Rahsaan Mahadeo Assistant Professor Rahsaan Mahadeo joined the African American & African studies department last fall after obtaining his PhD in sociology at the UMN. Announcing our 2026-27 Hub Residencies We are thrilled to announce seven new Hub residency projects for 2026-27! Going back to their roots: Faculty and staff reflect on their time as University of Minnesota students Shane Lueck (BA Professional Journalism, African American and African Studies, 13) is one of five UMN alumni employees featured. Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2026 Celebrating our community members who identify as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander and their work. Upcoming Events Hybrid Event, September 10, 2026 RIDGS Keynote Lecture with Karma Chávez The Assault on Higher Education and What You Can Do About It Hybrid Event, October 29, 2026 Yuichiro Onishi Book Event Black Radical Thought in Japan: An Afro-Asian Intellectual History
Meet the 2026–2027 CELT Fellowship Cohort Seven CLA faculty have been selected to participate in the 2026-2027 Community-Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT) Fellowship.
Meet Assistant Professor Rahsaan Mahadeo Assistant Professor Rahsaan Mahadeo joined the African American & African studies department last fall after obtaining his PhD in sociology at the UMN.
Announcing our 2026-27 Hub Residencies We are thrilled to announce seven new Hub residency projects for 2026-27!
Going back to their roots: Faculty and staff reflect on their time as University of Minnesota students Shane Lueck (BA Professional Journalism, African American and African Studies, 13) is one of five UMN alumni employees featured.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2026 Celebrating our community members who identify as Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander and their work.
Hybrid Event, September 10, 2026 RIDGS Keynote Lecture with Karma Chávez The Assault on Higher Education and What You Can Do About It
Hybrid Event, October 29, 2026 Yuichiro Onishi Book Event Black Radical Thought in Japan: An Afro-Asian Intellectual History
