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News & Events

Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments.

Recent News

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How CLA Experts are Helping to Make Sense of this Moment

CLA scholars break down Minnesota’s recent ICE-involved shootings.

IHRC Academic Year and Summer Fellowships Now Available

The Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) graduate student fellowship program supports students working on a broad range of international migration- and US immigration…

The Stories We Loved in 2025

Explore the standout CLA stories of 2025—from student success and faculty research to alumni impact and community partnerships.

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History Newsletter

Brush up on Department of History highlights from the Winter 2025 newsletter.

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A Historian Dedicated to An Ethic of Giving Without Display

Professor Daniel Schroeter's impact and legacy upon his retirement.

Upcoming Events

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Online

February 11, 2026

History Book Club February 2026 | Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels

February UMN History Book Club

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Online

March 02, 2026

Chile in Their Hearts: A Conversation with Journalist John Dinges

Join journalist John Dinges in a special virtual conversation about how the historical U.S.-Chile relationship impacts the country today.

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In-Person

March 05, 2026

Failing Upwards: On Perfection in Global Film and Media Theory

What is the opposite of media failure? Over the past years, a growing body of literature has examined forms of failure (e.g., glitch, error, noise) as habitual phenomena in…