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.
Bowwow Powwow, a new children's book by professor Brenda Child from the Department of American Studies, is the story of Windy Girl attending a powwow with her uncle and her…
On Thursday, June 7th, eighth graders from Northeast Middle School came to University of Minnesota's Northrop auditorium to share their digital storytelling projects, with…
While candidates recently made a mad dash to file for open state and congressional seats, Kathryn Pearson, associate professor of political science, commented on the possible…
The Department of History announced a $300,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation to advance the research and training of grad students in American history. The award honors CLA…
The reboot of "Roseanne" has been cancelled as a result of the comedian's recent tweet about Obama's former advisor Valerie Jarrett. Keith Mayes, an associate professor of…
In 1969, about seventy black students with the Afro-American Action Committee waged a twenty-four-hour protest at Morrill Hall, the U's administrative building. The…
Jane Kirtley, a professor of media ethics and law, and Christopher Terry, an assistant professor in the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comment on the…
CLA’s Department of Psychology is a hub of collaborative research 100 years in the making. Professors Andrew Oxenham and Eugene Borgida, along with department chair Monica…
Alex Lubet, professor of music in CLA, describes the symbolic cross-cultural collaboration behind 'Stand By Me,' the song played during wedding of the new Duke and Duchess of…
In response to the recent wave of school shootings, Michelle Phelps, an assistant professor of sociology, describes the unpredictable circumstances of active-shooter scenarios…