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A big congratulations to Holley Locher, PhD, chief of staff in the Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota for receiving a CLA Outstanding Service Award for…

We are proud to say that the Psychology Communications Committee (Carla Bates, Korrina Griffith, Holley Locher, Silke Moeller, Flora Pollack, and Amanda Schmit) have received…

Dr. Syed shares his thoughts on the Open Science scholarly movement and the importance to the core principles and behaviors of making research transparent, credible…

With a passion for African studies, new professor Bula Wayessa discusses how he plans on using his expertise to inspire students to learn more about the African continent.

Dr. Deniz S. Ones shares new research that shows your personality can affect job performance depending on the job.

The COVID 19 pandemic has exacted a toll on the US economy. Inflation is at a 40 year high. But there's some recent good news about the job market. Professor Timothy Kehoe…

Starting at the MN state capitol as an undergrad and now working in the US capitol with Senator Tina Smith, Amy Zhou (BA’ 21) reflects on the various ways campus resources…

This new fund supports programming to include reading events, an essay prize, and a literary festival that will engage Twin Cities high school students.

RIDGS is partnering with ODEI to launch a book club for all UMN community members to explore how the book and conversations inform their self-work and racial equity group work…

Two years into the pandemic, many of us have questioned our relationships and what community now looks like. A New York Times article titled, “Is Life Better When We’re…

Tom Lane intertwines the last 200 centuries of ceramics and the last five of political history across the continent in his current exhibition, Reverent and Irreverant Objects.

Dr. Iris Vilares shares in a Star Tribune article titled, “As the omicron wave grew, Minnesotans adjusted quickly, kept going out,” why some people are feeling COVID fatigue.

We asked religious studies alumnus Richard Pittman Jr.: "What CLA experience continues to influence your life as a changemaker?"

We asked political science alumna Lulete Mola: "What CLA experience continues to influence your life as a changemaker?"

We asked art alumna Gabrielle Grier: "What CLA experience continues to influence your life as a changemaker?"

Read about Dr. Jeff Simpson's work - recently published in Nature!

Did you know that there is an online undergraduate journal of psychology? Sentience is an online academic peer-reviewed journal for psychology-focused papers written by…

Dean of the College of Liberal Arts John Coleman reflects on the successes and challenges realized by Black students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

Associate Professor Tony C. Brown leads the Animal class: a course that introduces animals and how we think of them, in a new, refreshing perspective that is open to all…

We asked three Black alumni: What CLA experience continues to influence your life as a changemaker?