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Outrage Over Child Separations at the Border

"Out of Many, One." But Do We Have One American Identity?

What’s driving the movement to Abolish ICE?

Erika Lee Named UMN Regents Professor

History Department Awarded Grant From Mellon Foundation

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October 19, 2018

Big 10 Emerging Scholar Michael Gadaleto

Read more about Big 10 Emerging Scholar Michael Gadaleto

Michael Gadaleto, a David Lowenstein student from Pennsylvania State University, was selected as a Big 10 Emerging Scholar and will share his work with the University of Minnesota through...

November 2, 2018

Frankenstein at 200! “The Rights of Monsters: Allegory and the Body Politic”

Read more about Frankenstein at 200! “The Rights of Monsters: Allegory and the Body Politic”

In 1818, 20-year-old Mary Shelley published Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This fall, the Department of English marks the 200th anniversary with public readings, screenings, and...

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