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.
Even as the semester went virtual, senior Elizabeth Sirianni remained positive. With the help of professors, peers, and her liberal arts education, she has hope for a bright…
Junior YuQi Zeng finds the silver lining in otherwise dismal situations. She reflects on her semester of distance learning and the positives she found that kept her going.
When COVID-19 hit, spring semester took a surprising turn and went online. Now at the end of the semesters, students look back on what they learned, how they coped, and what…
In an Op-Ed for the Washington Post, Michele Norris (BA '05, journalism) writes about the long overdue Quaker Oats announcement to retire the Aunt Jemima brand as its parent…
Traci Mann, PhD, professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota is the 2020 recipient of the Society for Health Psychology’s (SfHP) Cynthia D. Belar…
Eugene Borgida, PhD, Professor of Psychology & Law at the University of Minnesota was mentioned in a Popular Science online article titled “Can implicit bias training help…
On-the-ground views of the protests sweeping the country are vital for understanding who is protesting and why. Mainstream news media coverage and individuals’ social media…
This FiveThirtyEight article, featuring Professor Danielle Kilgo, analyses how the words "black lives matter" has been used by media, especially since the beginning of the…
These powerful moments provide a counternarrative to the prevailing images out of the Black Lives Matter protests. Professor Danielle Kilgo is quoted in this article from the…
Police on the street clearly haven’t gotten the message, and they’re poorly trained in the rights of the media to bear witness, even when there is a curfew, said Professor…