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.
With a goal of $150 million, this is the largest fundraising campaign in our history and an exciting time to reimagine CLA’s future as we prepare for our 150th anniversary in…
When Joan Aldous was a sociology professor at the U of M in the 1960s and ’70s, the University had not defined a “grand challenge” and the College of Liberal Arts had not…
The Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch and the Center for German and European Studies received a combined $5 million gift from the estate of Hella Mears (read about…
Abby arrived at the University of Minnesota with dreams of becoming a senator. She took her interests to Greece, where she studied democracy and rhetoric, and was inspired by…
Global Studies and Arabic double major SIobhan decided to go to Amman, Jordan, where she could use her Arabic. Siobhan had a language partner to help her immerse herself in…
Natalie had never considered going abroad until the University of Minnesota Theater Arts & Dance Department introduced her to their new program at the Gaiety School of Acting…