Axes of evolution
Tostevin will use his Imagine Fund grant to acquire 3-D models of actual flint flakes found in Europe for further studies Continue reading...
December 12, 2009
December 9, 2009
Calendar Politics
Professor Keith Mayes publishes the first scholarly book connecting Kwanzaa and the Black Power movement.
November 20, 2009
CLA Alumni Honored for Leadership and Service
In October three CLA alumni received the prestigious Alumni Service Award from the University of Minnesota for their long-time service and legacy of volunteerism. The awards were presented at a celebration hosted by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association.
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Site Visits Help CLA Students Understand the Work World
Since November 2008, CLA's Career and Community Learning Center (CCLC) and the CLA Alumni Society have partnered on an initiative for CLA students to learn more about networking and work places through company site visits.
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July 9, 2009
Sounds of Silence
Diane Willow opens up the auditory riches of the "seemingly silent."
June 29, 2009
The Immortal Woman
Professor Ann Waltner uncovers the story of Ming-era Tanyangzi: visionary, mystic, immortal.
June 9, 2009
CLA Recognizes Alumni of Notable Achievement for 2009
On March 25, 2009, the College honored 16 alumni who have made remarkable contributions or attained significant achievements in their fields.
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Job Searching: How alumni can help each other
CLA recently celebrated its spring commencement, and many of our graduates are facing an uncertain job market. Even some of us who wore our caps and gowns several (ahem!) years ago may find ourselves also facing this market.
We spoke with Sarah Jackson, Sydneyann Chase, Emily Scholtes, and Jaime Seeley, four CLA alumni with careers in recruiting, to ask their advice for job seekers.
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January 27, 2009
Place Setting
In France, politeness is staging a comeback.
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January 22, 2009
Student Activism Without Borders
By Claire Leslie
Global studies students raise funds for an orphanage in Honduras.
January 21, 2009
Inspiring Each Other
“Where could I be in 5 years?" Last fall the Communication Studies Association (CSA) student organization held an alumni panel event to help communication majors explore this question.
December 9, 2008
Persuasive Economics
Economics professor Itai Sher links game theory and communication
November 14, 2008
Trials and Tribulations
Graduate student Jonneke Koomen investigates the global politics of human rights.
By Susie Eaton Hopper
August 20, 2008
CLA Broadens Religious Studies Program
The College of Liberal Arts is expanding its religious studies program beginning fall 2008. Cal Roetzel, co-chair of the Religious Studies Working Group and professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies, discusses the revised program. Continue reading…
August 19, 2008
Lost and Found: Shoebox Yields Cuneiform Cone
In a two-part story, cuneiform expert Eva von Dassow recounts how a forgotten artifact led to the rediscovery of a forgotten Mesopotamian king. Part 1 | Part 2
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Fragment Found at Uruk Matches Cone Found in CNES Shoebox
By Eva von Dassow (edited from CNES, fall 2007)
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July 27, 2008
Beyond Blue Eyes
Ask the average American what Scandinavians look like, and you're bound to get an answer like this: "Tall, blond, blue eyes." But ask associate professor Monika Žagar that question, and she'll tell you a more complicated story. Continue Reading...
Reflect, Detour, Find a Mentor
By Mary Schafer
Alumna Mary Finn Shapiro’s Path Winds around her Humanities Background Continue reading…
July 23, 2008
The Giving Trees
Physical geographers like Susy Ziegler are helping Minnesotans make wise decisions
July 16, 2008
Getting to the Source of the Matter
For her French studies research thesis, undergraduate Nina Peterson-Perlman explored the nature of French journalism.
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June 27, 2008
State of the (Language) Arts
With the aid of technological advances and expanding resources, language study at the University is advancing by leaps and megabytes. Continue Reading…
June 24, 2008
Greater than the Sum
By Douglas Clement
The Minneapolis Fed and the
University of Minnesota: A partnership
This is precisely how government, business, and education ought to work together.
June 23, 2008
A Capital Investment
By Thomas Lee
What exactly is the public good? Art Rolnick has spent a career using economics to answer that question Continue reading…
June 11, 2008
One Floor Up
Mary Kennedy is taking research on traumatic brain injury to the next level by studying how we think about how we think.
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A Head for Language
As one of the newest faculty members in SLHS, Yang Zhang is rethinking classic theories about how we learn languages.
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The Sound of Silence
For Peggy Nelson, the sound of silence is the sound of children learning.
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