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.
History professor J.B. Shank believes there is not just one correct way to understand the world. Shank emphasizes this in his historical research, studying artistic ways of…
Vincente Diaz, professor of American Indian studies, is originally from Guam, and was drawn to the University of Minnesota partly because of the region’s canoe culture. “The…
Jan Estep, professor of art, explains how her introduction to mindfulness meditation completely changed the way she taught, the way she made art, and the way she made sense of…
Statistics professor Snigdhansu Chatterjee conducts statistical research of “big data,” which he has applied to a myriad of projects ranging from climate change to…
As the world changes with unprecedented speed, disrupting the way we live and work, it’s the liberal arts that help us make sense of it. These four CLA researchers are working…
Calling to Question offers a glimpse into the history of CLA with photographs, documents, and other materials telling the story of a college that has endured for 150 years…
Professor Rose Brewer from the Department of African-American & African Studies examines issues of race, class, and gender. According to Brewer, America is still engaged in…
Fatih Guvenen, professor of economics, believes that the state of any nation’s democracy is linked to the state of its economy. Focusing his research on issues of income and…
Howard Lavine, professor of political science, focuses his research on the area of political psychology. Lavine believes there’s been a shift in American values that focus…
Journalism professor Ben Toff researches the journalistic culture of today. Toff explains why wide disparities in news consumption directly relate to the health of our…