Reach | Fall 2006
Features
Recipe for a Global Education
What does it take to prepare students for today's globalized world?
June 24th, 2008Put It In Writing
The masterminds of the U's Undergraduate Writing Initiative are bringing a new kind of relevance to writing instruction - even in our fast-paced text-message world.
June 24th, 2008Putting Access on the MAP
The “face" of CLA is changing, thanks to initiatives such as the McGuire Academic Program, which supports high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds.
June 24th, 2008The Scientific Mystique
What do scientists think about while they're hunched over microscopes for hours on end? Hear from four scholars examining the growing field of “science studies":
June 24th, 20084 Takes on War
Four CLA scholars are searching for answers for the reasons why we wage war. They're studying the causes, consequences, and lessons of wars in Central Asia, Iraq, and beyond.
June 24th, 2008
From The Dean
Building a Future for CLA
CLA's new dean, James A. Parente, Jr., talks about how the college will thrive in the 21st century.
September 3rd, 2009
interview by Mary PattockOn fulfilling the promise of the liberal arts
February 13th, 2009A New CLA For a New Minnesota
CLA's role in the University's quest to be among the best.
June 24th, 2008Uncommon Bonds
Interim Dean James Parente on the connections of the liberal arts to each other and the world.
April 3rd, 2008
Field of Inquiry
Taking Pictures, Making Change
CLA alumnus and photographer Wing Young Huie captures America's cultural complexities through his camera's lens.
June 27th, 2008On the Spot: Democracy
CLA students reflect on what's great and not so great about democracy.
June 24th, 2008Professors Ponder: What It Means to be a U.S. Citizen
CLA faculty weigh in on citizenship in the 21st century.
June 24th, 2008The Glamour of Global Service
Rebecca Mitchell is honored by Glamour magazine as one of its top 10 college women for 2006.
June 24th, 2008
Full Circle
Tranquility Under Fire: Life In a War Zone
Alumna Betsy Hiel's report from an Israeli city under attack.
June 25th, 2008Giving Back to the Land
Alumnus Paul Brainerd founded the Brainerd Foundation to protect the natural environment of the Northwest.
June 25th, 2008
Faculty Notes
Awards
CLA faculty make their marks on CLA, Minnesota, and the world.
June 25th, 2008
Giving
When Life Has Been Good To You
Beverley and Richard Fink never thought twice about sharing their good fortune with the U.
June 25th, 2008A Friendly Gesture
Michael Sieben honors a friendship that started in Middlebrook Hall by making a gift.
June 25th, 2008
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