We explore questions of the moment—the liberal arts are truly the front page of the newspaper—and enduring questions that help us to understand the present and the past and to anticipate the future.
When it comes to filling Al Franken's US Senate seat, Tina Smith and Karin Housley are making it a close race. "It's competitive," says Kathryn Pearson, professor of political…
There is no longer a swimsuit parade in the Miss America pageant, and reactions are pouring in. “I’m very skeptical," says Maggie Hennefeld, an assistant professor of cultural…
In conjunction with its 150th anniversary, the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts is looking to reaffirm its campus image. By hosting campus events…
University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts is launching a yearlong 150th-anniversary celebration with the opening of “On Purpose: Portrait of the Liberal Arts” at the…
Carter Meland, a leturer in the Department of American Indian Studies, talks about his first novel, Stories for a Lost Child. The book was one of four finalists for the…
This remarkable collection of photographs provides glimpses into disciplines, topics, and individuals as well as a broad understanding of who we are as a college and our…
Doug Hartmann, a professor and chair of the sociology department, is quoted in this New York Times article about silent protests of racial and social injustice that have…
Kathryn Pearson, associate professor of political science, discusses the political landscape following the August primary election from the U of M stage at the State Fair.
When Dema Mohammed (biology, society, & environment ‘12) started in CLA, she knew she wanted to be a pharmacist, but wasn't sure what undergraduate degree would best pave her…