News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News Meet Assistant Professor Ana Cláudia São Bernardo Ana Cláudia São Bernardo earned her PhD from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies and recently returned to the University of Minnesota. Reviving a once-endangered language: Oromo Faculty in the Twin Cities' College of Liberal Arts created the only Afan Oromo language curriculum at an R1 university in the U.S. Welcome to CLA: New Faculty for the 2025–26 Academic Year Please join us in welcoming several new faculty and instructors to the College of Liberal Arts community. CLA Experts at Farm Aid 40 Our involvement spans diverse disciplines, showcasing the interdisciplinary strength of the liberal arts in tackling complex issues. Community as a Co-Creator Associate Professor Yuichiro Onishi has been appointed director of the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub. Upcoming Events Hybrid Event, April 08, 2026 Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence with Maxamed Abu-maye Maxamed Abu-maye is the author of the book Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence (University of California Press, 2025)… Hybrid Event, April 09, 2026 Auntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian Aunties The 2026 David Noble Lecture, organized by the Department of American Studies, will be presented by Dr. Kareem Khubchandani (Tufts University).
Meet Assistant Professor Ana Cláudia São Bernardo Ana Cláudia São Bernardo earned her PhD from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies and recently returned to the University of Minnesota.
Reviving a once-endangered language: Oromo Faculty in the Twin Cities' College of Liberal Arts created the only Afan Oromo language curriculum at an R1 university in the U.S.
Welcome to CLA: New Faculty for the 2025–26 Academic Year Please join us in welcoming several new faculty and instructors to the College of Liberal Arts community.
CLA Experts at Farm Aid 40 Our involvement spans diverse disciplines, showcasing the interdisciplinary strength of the liberal arts in tackling complex issues.
Community as a Co-Creator Associate Professor Yuichiro Onishi has been appointed director of the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub.
Hybrid Event, April 08, 2026 Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence with Maxamed Abu-maye Maxamed Abu-maye is the author of the book Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence (University of California Press, 2025)…
Hybrid Event, April 09, 2026 Auntologies: Queer Aesthetics and South Asian Aunties The 2026 David Noble Lecture, organized by the Department of American Studies, will be presented by Dr. Kareem Khubchandani (Tufts University).
