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

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.

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. 

David M. Perry is a senior academic adviser in the History Department, historian, and journalist. In this CNN opinion article, Perry discusses why implementing a pass/fail grading system would be a good move during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Throughout the past few weeks, and especially in recent days, the news about COVID-19 has increasingly occupied our thoughts and energy. The surge in cases across the world and in Minnesota have made us all think ever more of each other’s needs. In CLA, we have discussed our concerns for our students; our alumni, friends, and donors; our faculty, staff, and community partners; and all of those around us.

Professor Lisa Hilbink studies comparative constitutionalism and the justice system in Chile and Latin America, focusing on human rights and popular perceptions of the justice system in those regions and examining how those perceptions affect people’s willingness to turn to the courts when rights are violated.

The Council of Graduate Students at the University of Minnesota has honored PhD candidate Ivan Jucá with the Aaron and Anna Beek Graduate Student Teaching Award.

Professor Iraj Bashiri devoted his career to accurately depicting the unique communities of Central Asia. Upon his retirement, he reflects on his career, which has spanned across languages, cultures, and countries.

Can the invisible be made visible through the “magic” of statistical tools? Statistics assistant professor Sara Algeri is applying the principles of astrostatistics to help physicists “see” dark matter