Gene Sperling (BA '82, political science) will serve as the coordinator overseeing the implementation of the newly signed COVID relief law. Sperling served as a top economic…
University of Minnesota Political Science Professor Tanisha Fazal has been named a 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program’s goal is to support…
“We often think of nuclear weapons as being a relic of the Cold War. I think...that that isn't the case,” says Assistant Professor Mark Bell. He explains his research on…
As executive director of Women Moving Millions, Sarah Haacke Byrd bridges the gap between funders and organizers in the ongoing fight for women’s rights.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities junior Gurtaran Johal has been named a 2021 Truman Scholar. The Truman Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards for undergraduates…
The University of Minnesota Senate voted to rename the Diversity and Social Justice course theme to “Race, Power and Justice in the United States” (RPJ) and make it a…
“Local politics...shapes everything about how we live our day-to-day lives,” explains political science assistant professor Jane Sumner. She discusses how she’s used Reddit…
Lulete Mola (BA ’14, political science) is a social change strategist and chief strategy and innovation officer at the Women's Foundation of Minnesota. Her purpose is to build…
Selected by Attorney General Keith Ellison to serve on the Advisory Task Force on Expanding the Economic Security of Women are Brittany Lewis (PhD '15, feminist studies)…