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Philadelphia author selected as Creative Writing fellow.

In CLA, we are dedicated to recognizing the significant contributions of AANHPI individuals to our college, country, and beyond.

Siya Sakhardande, a recipient of the President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, takes pride in advocating for fellow students, the University, and Minnesotans more…

This new graduate will began an MFA in Creative Writing this summer.

After switching her major from neuroscience to English, Cassidy Fox learned that “change is not bad” and now truly loves what she does.

This senior explores their love of medicine and English with their public health minor and Certificate in Editing and Publishing

Learn more about faculty, student, and alum accomplishments this year!

Mary Hernandez values her liberal arts education because it helped her discover what she stands for—a lesson she will carry with her as she pursues a career in law.

Congrats to junior Keng Xiong!

The CLA community is dedicated to advancing environmental scholarship, increasing sustainability, and raising awareness about how to preserve our beautiful planet—on Earth Day…

As an English major, Morgan Hamernik has “learned how to see the world in different ways” and communicate effectively about what she’s seeing.

With experience on The Tower literary magazine, this senior aspires to be a literary agent or a publicist.

Pao Houa Her, assistant professor of Photography and Moving Images, recognized in photography. Tetsuya Yamada, professor of Ceramics, recognized in fine arts. Kao Kalia Yang…

A glimpse into a few of CLA’s course offerings that fulfill the “Race, Power, and Justice in the United States” (RPJ) theme requirement.

With experience in archival work, teaching, and publishing, this major plans to pursue library science in grad school

Associate Professor V.V. Ganeshananthan discusses how her new novel, Brotherless Night, explores a complex period of Sri Lankan history through an intimate lens.

An excerpt from Erica Berry's (MFA '18, creative writing) new book.

The alum and liberal arts advocate wrote and directed episodes of the thrilling new series, Extrapolations, which explores climate change’s potential impact on humanity.

Thank you to Melissa Licht (Department of English), Saje Mathieu (Department of History), and Colin McFadden (LATIS) for their outstanding contributions to Career Readiness.

This two-week, immersive career-diversity experience provides tools, values exercises, and space for 25 humanities PhD students to imagine their professional futures.