CLA Today Spring 2006

From the Dean
Preserving access to the University of Minnesota is a top priority for CLA.

Lessons without classrooms
CLA students pair up with professors to reclaim history, relieve workplace stress, understand “urban,” and bring women writers of color into the online spotlight.

Freshman seminars make connections
Freshman seminars take students from the Ottoman Empire to the worlds of Harry Potter and John Nash.

Saluting Student Scholars

Selfish altruism
McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology Mark Snyder teams up with colleagues to continue his pioneering research on volunteerism.

Awards and accolades
CLA faculty, students, and alumni/ae make their marks on CLA, Minnesota, and the world.

New, nifty, & noteworthy

Notable alumni/ae
Flashbacks & reflections: Five decades of alumni remember the relationships that shaped their lives and careers.

Philanthropy with vision
Helen Meyer Hacker turns a life of scholarly activism into a bequest for fellowships. Donors pay tribute to faculty who made a difference in their lives.

CLA Today, College of Liberal Arts
Spring 2006

CLA Today is published 3 times a year by the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts for alumni/ae, faculty, staff and friends of the college.

Dean—Steven J. Rosenstone
Director of external relations—Mary Hicks
Director of media & public relations—Susan Banovetz
Director of communications & executive editor—Eugenia Smith
Associate Editor—Andi McDaniel

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