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.

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.

Congratulations to this year's winners!

CLA Medievalists compare the machinations of Westeros to actual history and make their predictions of what comes next for Cersei, Arya, Daenerys, and … Jon Snow?

Three of our alumni received Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal's 40 Under 40 awards for 2016. They are leaders in their fields and in their communities.

Ruth Mazo Karras reflects on how our selective adherence to traditions played a role in the Supreme Court's decision to require all states to license same-sex marriages and how historians, including our own Elaine Tyler May and Barbara Welke, played a part in the decision.

Professor and "The Making of Asian America: A History" author Erika Lee says the proposal by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to ban non-American Muslims from entering the U.S. makes understanding the fear politics in Asian-American history more important than ever.