Alumni Achievements

Varun Murugesan is a recent graduate of our Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology (2016). Read on to learn more about what he did after graduating.

Announcement of the winners of the Alumni of Notable Achievement Award as well as the Emerging Alumni Award.

Alumna Shefali Mehta Joins the Biden-Harris Administration as Deputy Under Secretary of Research, Education and Economics, and Acting Chief Scientist at the U.S. Department of…

A year in review featuring undergraduate/graduate students, faculty accomplishments, scholarship winners and more.

Senior Lecturer Patricia Mougel has been named Minnesota’s French Teacher of the Year by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), Minnesota Chapter.

Over the spring and summer of 2021, graduate student Olivia Branstetter worked with others at the Graduate School to create an new student group for first-generation graduate…

Check out recent publications from English and Creative Writing faculty, students, and alums!

Ken Johnson (BS '83) was inspired to honor Neil Wallace not only for his scholarship, but also for his intellect, humility, patience, and humanity.

In celebration of the Human Rights Program's 20th Anniversary, Salma Taleb (B.A. Communications and Philosophy ‘15) recently shared with us her reflections on her time with…

Kori Stephens (B.A. Global Studies and French Studies ‘09, M.P.H. ‘13) recently shared with us her reflections on her time with the HRP and the impact these early experiences…

In this podcast episode, alumni Bob Litterman (PhD '80) is interviewed by meteorologist and entrepreneur Paul Douglas of Climatrends.

The St. Louis Fed interviews Professor Ellen McGrattan and three of her former students for this episode of their Women in Economics podcast.

On November 2, hundreds of University alumni from around the world - including Economics alumni - joined President Joan Gabel for a virtual conversation.

Alumna Dootika Vats was recognized as a 2021 Blackwell-Rosenbluth Award recipient by the International Society for Bayesian Analysis.

Professor Anatoly Liberman (German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch) recently published two books and was invited as a distinguished speaker at a conference in October.

Charlotte Melin was given the ADFL Award for Distinguished Service to the Profession.

CLA alumnus and Duluth native Thomas Nides was named a U.S. ambassador to Israel, putting a well-known figure from Minnesota in a prominent position.

A lifetime of celebrating creative expression continues beyond the final page.

Robert Litterman studied human biology and physics as an undergrad at Stanford and worked as a journalist before coming to CLA to earn his doctorate in economics. He went on…

Kaela McConnon Diarra (BA Global Studies '11), recently reflected on her HRP experience and her professional path after pursuing law school.