After retirement, James Citti returned to school to take classes at the University of Minnesota. Moved by the stories of the students he met, he decided it was time to do something meaningful.

Josef Woldense has been able to construct a picture of the administration of 20th-century Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie to provide a close analysis of ways autocrats keep their power. He has developed a game to help his students understand how precarious the role of an autocrat can be.

Evolving culture means evolving language. Students in the Spanish and Portuguese graduate program are thinking about how to create inclusive classroom environments for all students, not only those with binary gender identities.

Professor Jessica Lopez Lyman is following 11 contemporary, local artists to uncover the intersection between art and social justice work. “It's been such an inspiring experience to see these Latinas out there, giving of themselves, using their art as a tool to educate,” Lopez Lyman says. Her research will contribute to the growing scholarship around Midwestern Latina/o/x communities.

Erika Lee, professor of history and Asian American studies, discusses the discrimination surrounding Asian Americans due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

Examining the severe effects that climate change has on the human body, Associate Professor Kathryn Grace blends her passion for women’s health and quantitative analysis to bring attention to reproductive health in the hot climates of Africa.

Michael Bennett McNulty, a professor of philosophy at the University of Minnesota, is quoted in this TIME article that asks: is it unethical to watch football with your kids? 

Douglas Kearney, a Whiting Award-winning poet and assistant professor of our English Department, shares his thoughts about the work of internationally celebrated black and queer poet, Danez Smith.

Associate Professor Matt Carlson (Journalism) has written "Measurable Journalism: Digital Platforms, News Metrics and the Quantified Audience," which explores ways in which the increasingly ‘measurable’ news audience has had an impact on journalistic practices. This book was originally published as a special issue of "Digital Journalism."