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The IHRC offers travel grants for select UMN graduate students to support the presentation of research at academic conferences.

Come see us at the Great Minnesota Get-Together! Learn about the programs and people who make liberal arts a world of possibilities. 

The IHRC is now accepting applications for the 2027 Immigration History Manuscript Workshop. We invite applications from authors nearing completion on a book manuscript…

Your stories matter! Staff at the Immigration History Research Center and the Human Rights Program are collecting stories of Operation Metro Surge for the MN Truth Council…

Congratulations to the four UMN graduate students who have been selected for 2026 IHRC Summer Graduate Fellowships. This competitive award supports projects on topics ranging…

Llana Barber, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, advises on the political weight our use of specific language holds.

From indigenous roots to global waves, Minnesota’s story is a rich tapestry. See how the IHRCA’s 60 years of archives fuel innovative research on the immigrant experience.

Llana Barber discusses reframing Black narratives in US immigration history and shattering the too-narrow lens through which these stories have been told.

Apply for the IHRC Graduate Student Fellowship supporting research on global migration and U.S. immigration. Deadline: March 31, 2026.

Michele Waslin, assistant director of the Immigration History Research Center in the College of Liberal Arts, is quoted in this article on The Center Square