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.
Alumnus Cavan Reilly (BS '93, sociology and mathematics) was part of a University of Minnesota team testing an Ebola vaccine in the midst of an epidemic.
The entrepreneurs on Inc.'s second annual Female Founders 100 list have transformed every major industry in America. Meet the boundless dreamers making the biggest difference…
William P. Jones, a professor of history at the University of Minnesota and vice president of the Labor and Working Class History Association elaborates on the General Motors…
Professor Enid Logan of the sociology department switched her focus from African and African American studies to American Indian racialization this fall.
In a properly functioning democracy, what is supposed to come first, a voter’s beliefs about what kinds of government policies would be best for oneself, or for the nation, or…
The State of the College is a time to acknowledge some of our successes, challenges, and opportunities as a college. It’s our chance to discuss some of our aims for the year…
Sean Connaughty, a lecturer of drawing and painting in the Department of Art, is known by many as Lake Hiawatha’s personal caretaker. Find out how this caretaker uses the…
When it comes to income and poverty, employment and jobless rates, homeownership, and education, Minnesota is plagued by racial disparities. Doug Hartmann, professor and chair…