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.
MCPS fellow and board member Samuel C. Fletcher has been awarded a 5-year, $442,998 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to develop new conceptual foundations for…
"John Coleman has positioned the University of Minnesota’s College of Liberal Arts as a destination college since becoming dean in 2014. While other liberal arts schools have…
The Public Life Project (PLP) is another example of how CLA is using the values and skills of a liberal arts education to create concrete social impact. And as the past 18…
Patricia Marroquin Norby (PhD '13, American studies), inaugural Associate Curator of Native American Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the first full-time Native…
Gurtaran Johal was named a Truman scholar in April 2021 for her dedicated work, passion, and leadership in public service. Johal is one of 62 students that the Truman…
To help encourage connection and discussion across social and political lines, the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) at the University of Minnesota has launched the Public Life…
"What they learn could help steer the future of public health", this Knowable Magazine article quotes and highlights the work of sociology Assistant Professor Elizabeth…
Patricia Marroquin Norby, PhD graduate of the American Studies Department, is building trust and inclusive relationships with indigenous communities as the first indigenous…