Professor and McKnight Endowed Presidential Chair Phyllis Moen (Sociology) has been named the recipient of the prestigious Work and Family Researchers Network's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Robert Litterman, who received his PhD in Economics and was recently awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award, helped create a report commissioned by President Trump’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued dire warnings about climate change’s impact on financial markets.

History professor William Jones, author of The March on Washington: Jobs, Freedom and the Forgotten History of Civil Rights, discusses the historic March on Washington 57 years later in an article from USA TODAY.

“I wanted to help create the magic of what theatre is.” UMN alum Ellie Simonett embraced life behind the scenes by specializing in theatrical lighting. In spring 2019, Simonett was elected as the president of UMN’s student chapter of USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology). She explains how she worked her way up to be assistant lighting designer, later designing a few shows herself.

Associate Professor Elizabeth Wrigley-Field's study on racial disparities in the number of COVID cases reveal disparities in the health care system is featured in this UPI article.

Here are 10 introductory level courses that illustrate why education can be fun—and relevant—in today’s world.

Associate professor Kathryn Pearson of Political Science talks with KARE11 on Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate.

This week on Dialogue Minnesota, a look at how sports became a platform for expressing ideological views and how today’s athletes are using their celebrity to promote racial equity. Joining us is Douglass Hartmann, a professor and chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Minnesota. He is an expert on the sociology of sport.

Two CLA alumni have been selected for the highest award the University presents to alumni, the Outstanding Achievement Award. Read about Kelley Lindquist (BA '75 history), Robert Litterman (PhD '80 economics), and be inspired.