To the Scholars Shaping Our Future: Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week
This week, we celebrate more than 1,400 graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts whose curiosity, creativity, and scholarship make our college — and our world — a better place. Your work matters, and we’re so excited and #UMNProud to see how you’re making a difference.
From Graduate Study to Real-World Experience
PhD candidate Briana Beeman gained hands-on experience in arts education and nonprofit programming during her internship with COMPAS.
Archivist and art history student Caleb Allen interned with the Bell Library to curate an exhibit of 500-year-old artifacts, combining experience with interest.
Anthropology graduate student Laura Pott discusses her CLA summer internship experience, and how it has set her up for a career in research.
Ntombizodwa Mpofu reflects on how her one-month internship deepened her view of academic impact on real-world policies.
Interning at Mizna, graduate student Fatemeh NasrEsfahani discovered the power of community-based work and the application of research beyond academia.
Graduate Student Internship Program
Through the CLA Graduate Student Internship Program students gain experience in a profession beyond the tenure track, reflect on what is important to them in a career, explore how their academic training applies to various career options, and build additional skills that will translate across sectors and jobs.
Invest in Graduate Internships
Internships help our students with career exploration and professional development. Make a gift to show your support for future CLA alumni professionals.
Advancing Knowledge, Shaping Communities
PhD English student Addison R. Cox works to understand how Black women in the U.S. have written or been written about in literature.
To inspire others to embrace heritage languages, Hispanic linguistics PhD student Perla Escobar-Faerber works in the community to promote the power of being bilingual.
"It's not what you say, it's how you say it." Meet a researcher working to bring the full richness of speech to cochlear implant users.
Akeem Anderson moved to Minnesota and built a movement. Read how this dual-degree scholar is transforming education and creating vital spaces for Black excellence.
Events
Achieve and Uplift: COSP Graduation Celebration
On Wednesday, April 29th, the Graduate School will host their annual Achieve & Uplift, a two-part evening of inspiration and celebration for both graduating and continuing Community of Scholars Program (COSP) Scholars.
Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week Events
CLA Graduate students are encouraged to celebrate their contribution to the College of Liberal Arts through a series of professional and career development opportunities.
Celebrate Grad Student Week with CLA
CLA Graduate students are encouraged to celebrate their contribution to the College of Liberal Arts through a series of events hosted by CLA.
Graduate Student Commencement
This year's Master's and Doctoral Degree Student Commencement will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025! CLA and CSE master’s, doctoral, and postbaccalaureate certificate students are invited to attend.
College Resources for Graduate Students
Visit CLA’s website for graduate students to learn about collegiate funding opportunities, student support, career services, and more.
