U of M history professor Tracey Deutsch weighs in on the benefits and dangers of a new Mall of America pop- up shop featuring merchandise linked to charitable causes.

Associate Professor Mai Na Lee is dedicated to preserving Hmong history. In doing so, she works diligently to ensure that its hidden stories are uncovered and shared. Drawing on her personal history as a Hmong refugee, she engages her students in this research and brings together professors from across the world to tell the untold stories of the Hmong diaspora.

CLA has teamed up with the College of Design and the Minnesota Historical Society to offer a new, interdisciplinary MA degree.

Henry Carras hopes that his findings will help to hold all responsible parties accountable for their roles in perpetrating environmental disaster.

Undergradaute Tyler Boesch is driven to influence positive change in his local community. The Talle Scholarship winner is majoring in both history and global studies and is eager to bring an informed perspective into his volunteer work with New Americans. He finds that learning about other times and places helps him to understand and engage with people who live in his own city.

Four hundred years later, students give Galileo a new trial. Will he receive the same verdict?

Turkey, potatoes, stuffing, and pumpkin pie are likely some of the foods that will be on your Thanksgiving dinner table. But how did our traditional Thanksgiving dishes become, well, traditional? Food historian Tracey Deutsch at the University of Minnesota helps answer the question.

Former history and scandinavian studies undergrad Cedar Imboden Phillips is now the Director of Hennepin History Museum. Between Phillips and her co-workers, efforts to transform the museum and re-imagine its audience have brought new life into the long-established organization.

Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union made headlines worldwide. Experts say it’s possible more countries could follow Britain’s lead, further weakening the EU. That got us wondering—what is the European Union, and how does it affect us? Good Question. Tom Wolfe is a history professor at the University of Minnesota, who specializes in the European Union provides an answer for WCCO-TV.