Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University has canceled events through the end of the semester. Since this situation is changing quickly, some events listed on this site may still be canceled, although they may not be marked yet.

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Liberal Arts Expertise around COVID-19

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CLA faculty are bringing their insights and expertise to the benefit of us all during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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CLA Women Offer Insights into Life-Path Choices, History

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CLA women are leaders in their fields. A number of them have shared their experience and knowledge with the University community.

Accolades

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Professor Ray Gonzalez (English) has received a Southwest Book Award for Cutting the Wire: Photographs and Poetry from the U.S./Mexico Border, written with Lawrence Welsh.

'Funny and weird' videos make University of Minnesota student Chris...

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With more than 930,000 followers, a number growing by the thousands daily, CLA undergraduate Chris Udalla is a star on the popular video-sharing app, TikTok.

The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake

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Steven Ruggles, a professor of history and population studies discusses the concept of nuclear families in an article by The Atlantic.

Trump budget could cut support, aid for UMN students

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Political Science associate professor Kathryn Pearson discusses the Trump administration's budget proposal for the next fiscal year which included steep cuts to programs that could impact student programs.

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Upcoming Events

April 2, 2020 to April 3, 2020

Euripides' "Bacchae" in the Age of Trump

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A conference examining Euripides’ "Bacchae" in deliberately modern terms—the story of a society under religious and political stress, facing an “invasion” of outsiders with strange...

April 2, 2020 to April 5, 2020

CANCELED: The Merchant of Venice

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This event was canceled, a season update is viewable at z.umn.edu/umtadcovid19 . "The Merchant of Venice" By William Shakespeare Directed by Steve Cardamone Stoll Thrust Theatre Rarig...

April 3, 2020

Desktop GIS 101: Analyzing Data and Creating Maps

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This seven-hour workshop introduces participants to using a geographic information system (GIS) to analyze data and create maps. Through a combination of presentations and hands-on...

April 3, 2020

CANCELED // Explore NONPROFIT & ADVOCACY: Employer Drop-In Day

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For more information, visit umn.joinhandshake.com/events/428792 . Drop in to CLA Career Services to talk to employers who work in the Non-profit & Advocacy field / industry about: -...

April 3, 2020

Spanish Studies Minor Declaration Session

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All Spanish Studies Minor Declaration Sessions will be held virtually over Zoom for the remainder of the semester. To register for a session, please follow the link below: https://docs...

April 3, 2020

CEMH Lecture: "Alchemy, Knowledge, and the Senses"

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"Alchemy, Knowledge, and the Senses: Michael Maier's Atalanta fugiens (1618) in the Digital Age" Tara Nummedal (History, Brown University) Center for Early Modern History Union Pacific...

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