Featured Faculty

Below are a few stories about recent faculty research that were shared in an e-newsletter with our alumni. If you would like to receive our alumni e-newsletter, please send your name and email address to [email protected].

Melissa Skeet standing outside, wearing roller skates, with a red hand print painted across her face

Symbols of resistance, the identity of movements

Professor of sociology Douglas Hartmann is quoted in this MN Daily story on how activists use symbols to spread awareness for their causes.

Trump Beat Harris Among Pretrial Detainees in Chicago's Biggest Jail

Chris Uggen, a professor of sociology, law and public affairs in the College of Liberal Arts, is quoted.

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University of Minnesota improves its standing in 2024 global Shanghai Rankings

The Twin Cities campus climbs in the annual assessment, ranking in the top 100 globally across 36 different subjects.

Priscilla Stallings smiles, standing in front of an American flag and a Minnesota flag.

Alumni Reflections: Priscilla Stallings

“Be flexible in your learning journey and trust that it all works together over time,” Priscilla Stallings (BA ‘09, sociology of law, criminology, and deviance) advises.

Death rates for working-age and young Black people rose during pandemic

Elizabeth Wrigley-Field, an associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, is quoted on the role of work in pandemic death rates.

Six CLA alumni with their respective alumni-owned business logos

Six new CLA additions to the Minnesota Alumni Market

The MN Alumni Market continues to grow and we are proud to share these new CLA alumni-owned businesses for you to browse and support.

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Crime is down, by the data, but comfort levels are not up

Michelle Phelps, a professor of sociology, is quoted in consideration of crime and comfort levels.

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How the Liberal Arts Shape Democracy

In preparation for Election Day, we lift up the many ways in which our students, faculty, staff, and alumni contribute to a healthy democracy.

Goldy and Hubbard School teaching specialist Stacie Swenson pose for a photo together

Welcome New Faculty!

Please join us in welcoming several new faculty and instructors to the College of Liberal Arts community.

Olivia Berndt stands in the rocky environment of a crater.

Semester in Hawai‘i: Sea Turtles and Slowing Down

Olivia Berndt’s semester in Hawai‘i yielded life lessons as well as academic ones.