Summer 2003
CLA Today Summer 2003
From the dean: A time for reflection and rededication
Feature: Research that Matters:
CLA faculty scholars are taking the long view and conducting research that holds promise for making our world a beter, saner, more humane place.
- Marica Eaton: In the eye of the beholder
- Vinay Gidwani: Crossing borders
- Ruth Karras: Learning from medieval history
- Kathryn Kohnert: Speaking out on language development
- Mirjana Lausevic: The multicultural meanings of music
- Ed Prescott: The wealth of a nation
Feature: CLA News:
TEAM-Up and Gopher Grads bring K-12 students to campus; English major turns detective; art students showcase hope.
In every issue: Awards & accolades
Notable alumni/ae:
Two CLA grads, diplomats and public servants, have set out to save the world. Max Kampelman has been around the world and back, negotiating the U.S. through wars both hot and cold; Ross Wilson is revisiting some of the same places, in different times.
Philanthropy with vision:
Steve Snyder gets creative and connects the dots; Hella Lindemeyer Mears Hueg turns her dual heritage into opportunities for graduate students.
CLA Today, College of Liberal Arts
Summer 2003--Volume 7 Number 1
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 Communications & Executive Editor--Eugenia Smith
Editorial Assistant--Katie Anderson
Writers- Joel Hoekstra, Sam Kean, Mary Shafer, Andy Steiner
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