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Public Life Starts Here

How University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts faculty and students understand division and polarization.

Q&A with Truman Scholar Gurtaran Johal

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New Public Life Project prepares students to grapple with divisions

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Upcoming Events

Amber Joy Powell, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

October 11, 2021

Gender, Race, and Coercive Sexual Control in Youth Detention

PhD candidate Amber Joy Powell will present "Gender, Race, and Coercive Sexual Control in Youth Detention" at the Sociology Workshop Series.

Amber Hamilton, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

October 18, 2021

Critique, Identity, Power: How Black Twitter Users Construct Race Online

PhD candidate Amber Hamilton will present "Critique, Identity, Power: How Black Twitter Users Construct Race Online" at the Sociology Workshop Series.

Edgar Campos, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities

October 25, 2021

La Fiesta Maravillosa: The Politics of Culture in Mexico's 1968 Olympic Bid

PhD candidate Edgar Campos will present "La Fiesta Maravillosa: The Politics of Culture in Mexico's 1968 Olympic Bid."

Paul Mattesich, executive director, Wilder Research

November 29, 2021

Reflections from a Lifetime of an Applied Sociologist

Paul Mattessich, executive director of Wilder Research will present "Reflections from a Lifetime of an Applied Sociologist."

Janette Dill, associate professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

December 13, 2021

Compounding Penalty for Care Work Across Household and Work Contexts

Janette Dill, associate professor in UMN School of Public Health will present "Compounding Penalty for Care Work Across Household and Work Contexts."