Graduate Students

Promoting excellence surrounding the College of Liberal Arts' master's and doctoral degree offerings, enhancing diversity among CLA graduate students, and providing access to the academic, financial, and service resources paramount to success.

Graduate Student Services

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Graduate Student Career Services

Funding & Support

This story is a demonstration of the College of Liberal Arts' Diversity goal. That goal states that the CLA Community will mirror the community at large

Diversity Initiatives

Graduate Research & Creative Inquiry

Mental Health and Wellness Resources

Recent News

Building Human Rights Leaders: Natika Kantaria’s Fellowship Experience

Natika Kantaria (MHR, ‘24) discusses the importance of meaningful global advocacy as a Barbara Frey Fellow.

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Fine-Tuning the Signal: Harley Wheeler’s NIH Fellowship Unlocks New Frontiers in Cochlear Implants and Speech Prosody

"It's not what you say, it's how you say it." Meet a researcher working to bring the full richness of speech to cochlear implant users.

Call for Research Projects

Call for Research Projects: access to experts at no cost to help with your research project. The Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications is accepting…

Call for Poster Presentations: IRSA Spring Conference

The Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications (IRSA) invites graduate students, postdocs, and faculty to submit posters for presentation at our Annual Spring…

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Communities are made. They don't just exist.

Akeem Anderson is pursuing both a PhD in American studies and a JD. His scholarship focuses on understanding the relationship between jazz, eugenics, and racial violence.

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Your Guide to Graduate School Admissions

The University of Minnesota offers masters and doctoral degrees for more than 130 research-based graduate programs across two campuses. Which path will you choose?

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