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News & Events

Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments.

Recent News

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Minnesota State Fair and CLA 2026

Come see us at the Great Minnesota Get-Together! Learn about the programs and people who make liberal arts a world of possibilities.

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Gilbert Tostevin & Lydia Garver named project leaders for The Liberal Artisan

A grant from the University of Minnesota Institute for Advanced Study will be used to establish The Liberal Artisan, a Research and Creative Collaborative.

Summer Funding Opportunities

The Center for Premodern Studies supports fellowships for graduate students. Applications are due on Friday, February 27, 2026.

Apply for an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship

Applications due to CPS by October 13th!

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Call for Research Workshops

Develop collaborative research and scholarship by starting a Research Workshop with the Center for Premodern Studies. Apply by October 3, 2025.

Upcoming Events

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September 23 - 25, 2026

We Want More History!

Take a look at the full list of the public events across the U participating in We Want More History!

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October 02, 2026

Visualization and Power: Learning from the Past to Design the Future We Need

Join the Center for Premodern Studies on the 2nd of October at 12:15, for a lecture by Dr. Lauren Klein (Data & Decision Sciences and English, Emory University)

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In-Person

October 08, 2026

India and the Indian Ocean: Material Perspectives on Global Antiquity

Join the Center for Premodern Studies on the 8th of October at 5:00, for the annual Carl Sheppard Memorial Lecture by Dr. Pia Brancaccio (South Asian Art and Archaeology…