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As we move through this week and the second week of the spring semester, many members of our University and broader community continue to experience heightened anxiety and uncertainty in response to recent events that have unsettled students, staff, and families across the Twin Cities. Amid continued safety concerns, the stability of our institutions, and the well-being of those we serve and work alongside, we must pause, acknowledge these realities, and reaffirm our shared c

Dear University of Minnesota McNair Alumni and Community Partners-- January 13, 2026 Introducing the University of Minnesota TRIO McNair Scholars Communication Hub The most enduring legacy of the University of Minnesota (UMN) TRIO McNair Scholars Program is not its longevity, funding history, success, or institutional continuity—it is the remarkable McNair Scholars themselves. Over the past 35 years, UMN McNair Scholars have pursued rigorous research, advanced knowledge acros

This article was originally featured  on the University of Minnesota's Political Science website on November 5, 2025. After beginning her college career with an interest in clinical psychology, Caitlyn Barrett returned for graduate school to further explore the relationship between poverty and political participation. Today, as a graduate student at the University of Minnesota, she’s examining how early-life experiences shape political behavior in adulthood. Photo courtesy of

This article was originally featured  on the University of Minnesota's Political Science website on November 24, 2025. Amina Hasan, a senior double majoring in political science and Spanish, had long wanted to study politics because of her lived experience in the Middle East. Her choice to study political science was further solidified after taking POL 1001: American Democracy in a Changing World her freshman year with Professor Scott Abernathy. She said she "loved the class,

This article was originally featured  on the University of Minnesota's Sociology website on May 5, 2020. Sociology senior Nahrissa Rush - recipient of the department's Outstanding Undergraduate Research Paper Award and soon-to-be Sociology PhD student at Ohio State - has been named the Undergraduate   Student Speaker at the 2020 CLA Virtual Commencement Celebration   at 11 a.m. on May 16. We couldn't be more proud.  We in the Department of Sociology, however, are not at all

This article was originally featured  on the University of Minnesota's Political Science website on March 17, 2022. Political science and...

This article was originally featured on the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal Arts website on December 11, 2024. Brenda...

This article was originally featured on the University of Minnesota's Political Science website on August 20, 2025. Political science...

This article was originally featured  on the University of Minnesota's Psychology website on May 27, 2021. With the end of the academic year, comes our graduation celebrations.  This year, instead of holding an in-person or virtual commencement ceremony, the Undergraduate Honors Program decided to record the invited student speaker and ask others to write letters to the recent graduates.  Alonso E. Galvan-Ochoa , BS Psychology, summa cum laude, was selected for this honor.  H

This article was originally featured  on the University of Minnesota's Psychology website on September 6, 2019. Read the description of the type of student being sought for the new  Josie Robinson Johnson Fellowship  at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, and Kania Johnson is the perfect fit. The fellowship, which was established in 2018, supports Humphrey School students who have specific interests in addressing racial inequalities and injustice.  Kania Johnson, a first-y