May 2024 Newsletter
Dear Alumni and Friends,
Our spring newsletter is full of news that we’re eager to share with you. Here are some of the highlights:
- We celebrated with our Class of 2024
- We are launching a new bachelor of arts degree with business-economics emphasis
- Our undergraduates traveled to Washington DC to explore careers in policy
- Our graduate students’ placement results are in
- Hear how we are attracting applicants to our graduate program
A new poster conference for third-year graduate students delighted and amazed us - One of our alumni will receive the University of Minnesota’s Outstanding Achievement Award
- Get updates on the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute
- We’re proud of our faculty and staff awardees
Thank you for your continued interest and support of both the Department of Economics and the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute. If you'd like to make an unrestricted gift this year, you can give to the Economics Annual Fund or the Heller-Hurwicz Program Fund. Or you can search for your favorite named fund. Thanks to the generosity of our alumni and friends, we continuously strive to be one of the best economics programs in the world.
Wishing you a wonderful summer from Minnesota Economics! I love hearing from all of you and you can always drop me a line at holmes@umn.edu.
Tom
Thomas J. Holmes
Professor and Chair, Department of Economics
holmes@umn.edu
For the third year in a row, the Department of Economics partnered with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs to offer a Washington DC Career trip to ten lucky undergraduates. Each year, the department funds a group of Economics students interested in public policy to attend a series of panel discussions, networking events, and informal interviews to get a sense of what their degree can do in the public sector.
Andreu Mas-Colell (PhD '72) is a pioneering researcher in economic theory, a builder of academic institutions, and a leader in graduate education in economics.
Read “Distinguished Alum to Receive UMN Outstanding Achievement Award"
Students, alumni, and faculty celebrate Dr. Fahima Aziz, who has been applauded in the economics department for her unwavering commitment to students.
Read “Fahima Aziz Wins the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award"
Yasmeen Iman Junaidi Jaafar traveled far from home to get her degree in economics. Now, she returns more proficient than ever.
Gavin transferred to the U with a love for economics. He graduates with a burgeoning interest in development and consulting work and making the world a better place.
Join host Chris Farrell in conversation with UMN economists, exploring economic topics that impact our daily lives.
Subscribe and listen to the Heller-Hurwicz Office Hours podcast
