Elise Armani (BFA ’17) discusses her path from Minneapolis to New York, what's next on her to-do list, and the importance of mentors along the way to discovering your passion.
Even though her last semester at the U moved to distance learning, Hamy Huynh didn’t let it stop her from learning and growing. “I’m choosing to look on the bright side and have been using this pandemic as a reason to better myself mentally, physically, emotionally, and career-wise.”
Ray Barney is a senior at the University of Minnesota double-majoring in gender, women & sexuality studies (GWSS) and Asian languages and literatures (ALL) with a minor in art. They are already doing work informed by feminist, Black, trans, and queer praxis. With the tools and opportunities they’ve gained during their time at the University of Minnesota, Barney hopes to be a part of the shared fight for shared liberation.
A promising young academic with a knack for research, undergraduate Colin Walker Wingate traveled to Atlanta to present on race, gender, and slavery at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference.
GWSS Professor Jigna Desai and Researcher Kari Smalkoski worked with students at Northeast Middle School on the Minnesota Youth Story Squad "to amplify youth voices and stories."