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.
Where do words like "kerfuffle" or "shenanigans" come from? Professor of German, Nordic, Slavic & Dutch Anatoly Liberman joins MPR News to explain the origin of words.
CLA's alumni group recently adopted several changes to their governing structure that preserves their historic partnership with the U of M Alumni Association (UMAA) while…
What will the next 50 years bring? The next 100 or 150 years? What will the world look like then? What will be the challenges of those times? What will have stayed the same…
In this classical history podcast, assistant professor of speech-language-hearing sciences and director of the Listen Lab Matthew Winn helped create hearing loss simulations…
Erika Lee, a professor of history and director of the Immigration History Research Center, explains how certain racist stereotypes about Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders…
Dr. Traci Mann, professor of psychology, shares the bittersweet 'truths' about dieting. According to Mann, dieting to lose weight sets people up to fail from the beginning.
Senior Tab Zhang will be the first U of M student to earn a Career Readiness Certificate. Students who participate build skills, visualize their possibilities, and after…
Professor Peggy Nelson was chosen as the 2019 Dean's Medalist for her notable contributions to speech-language-hearing sciences research and community.
Katayoun Amjadi, a graduate student of art, showcased her work at this year's Art-A-Whirl. Her ceramics celebrate familiarity while still holding secrets.
Christopher Pexa, assistant professor of English and of American Indian Studies, researches the important role that oral and written histories have played in preserving the…