On October 9, 2018, we invited alumni and the public to join us for Views from the U. This year's event focused on the midterm elections and included faculty talks on campaign strategy, political advertisements, campaign finance, race and gender, the national economy, foreign policy, and electoral rules and procedures.

Senior Ryan Atkinson is taking full advantage of the Fraser Fellowship, which gave him an opportunity to explore human rights advocacy work.

Women are dramatically underrepresented at every level of office in the United States, and that won’t change after election night. Women comprise only 19 percent of the U.S. House; 23 percent of the U.S. Senate; 26 percent of all state legislators; and 12 percent of governors. However, a record-number of women are running for office in 2018, and it is all but certain that the number of women in elected office will increase. The question is: how much will the gender gap in representation narrow?

The University of Minnesota Alumni Association gave awards to CLA alumni, staff, and students for their leadership and work in promoting the study of liberal arts.