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Archived Issues
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Features
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.
- From struggle into song
- Truth and retelling
- Taking it (home) with you
- Coming to their census
- Mendoza and the DREAM team
- Minding the gaps
- The community connection
Freshman seminars make connections
Freshman seminars take students from the Ottoman Empire to the worlds of Harry Potter and John Nash.
Notable alumni/ae
Flashbacks & reflections: Five decades of alumni remember the relationships that shaped their lives and careers.
Saluting Student Scholars
- Anthropology Student First at U to Win Beinecke
- Sullivan Scholars Span the Globe
- Truman Scholars Do International Service
Profiles
Selfish altruism
McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology Mark Snyder teams up with colleagues to continue his pioneering research on volunteerism.
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.
In Every Issue
From Dean Steven Rosenstone
Preserving access to the University of Minnesota is a top priority for CLA.
Awards and accolades
CLA faculty, students, and alumni/ae make their marks on CLA, Minnesota, and the world.