News

Earlier this year, Cindy García was named the 2026 Melvin and Gertrude Waldfogel Scholar of the College. Here’s a look at how her work is helping shape the collaborative arts.

Celebrating how women have shaped and strengthened the College of Liberal Arts community, and highlighting how we engage with women's history.

Assistant Professor Kari Smalkoski and Emily Bruce (PhD '15, history) are featured.

Sarah Snyder researches the legacy of the Black Panther Party’s free bus rides to visit prisoners.

RIDGS GRPP Fellow Mubanga Kalimamukwento uses interdisciplinary methods to study Zambian cultural practices.

Vanessa Anyanso applies Black Feminist frameworks to psychological research.

Information on the Ethnic Studies Minnesota Teacher Mentorship Program for the 2025-26 school year.

This funding will allow CDS to develop proposals for a curriculum leading to an undergraduate and graduate program.

Celebrating members of CLA's community who identify as Black, African American, or African and highlighting the important work being done in Black studies at UMN.

What RIDGS knows about immigration policy and our resources.