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UMN Anthro PhD student Jaime Zolik and Prof. Maria Nieves Colón @mitopr.bsky.social were interviewed on Ep. 66 the @anthrobiology.bsky.social podcast about their aDNA research with community partners in Peru. Listen now: anthrobiology.com/episodes/

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January 5, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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Join me today for a livestream interview on The Red Nation Podcast.

I'll be talking with my @umncla colleague, Professor Nick Estes about our upcoming March 18-19 hybrid symposium at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. #HoldingOurGroundUMN
Holding Our Ground: Voices and Strategies Against Self-Indigenization
YouTube video by The Red Nation
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March 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Including a free event this afternoon on "Black Food Politics, History, and Transformation" in our building, with the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub
#FarmAid40 #UMNCLA
willpjones.bsky.social Will Jones @willpjones.bsky.social · Sep 13
Starting Tuesday, 9/16, @farmaid.org and several UMN departments are collaborating on an amazing line-up of film screenings, discussions, and musical events at and near the University of Minnesota. Most are free and all are open to the public. Check out and share the list here:
Farm Aid 40 Events – Farm Aid
www.farmaid.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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@umncla faculty&postgrads at opening day of #PSA24! Bennett McNulty, 1015, in “Into the Red:Philosophical issues in risk categorisation, classification&concept formation at EdgeOfExtinction.” Alan Love, Ruth Shaw&Dana Matthiessen discuss “Measurement Across the LifeSciences: Conceptual Issues,” 1330
November 13, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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#UMNCLA students went inside Minneapolis City Hall to connect with professionals and see how local government works in real time.

🔗 https://ow.ly/ewZU50YVIMa
May 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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New book freshly off the presses by UMN Anthropology Alum!
Learn more about the 18th-c fur trade in Minnesota in Amélie Allard’s book “Community politics of the Fur Trade"!

#HistoricalArchaeology #Minnesota #GreatLakes #FurTrade #Archaeology #History #UniversityPressofFlorida #umnproud #umncla
March 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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From building a foundation through courses in the College in the Schools program to a scholarship that allowed her to study abroad throughout Europe, Ellexa Orbeck reflects on how language and learning have shaped her future.

🔗 https://bit.ly/4yVZjvE

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September 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This is the first discussion of Black Marxism presented at book length.

August Nimtz, a professor in the @umnpolisci.bsky.social department, recently published "Black Marxism": A Marxist Critique, with Monthly Review Press.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4pk08ux

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July 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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"We as graduates of this institution are adaptable, efficient, and most of all, BEST of all, we care” — Honors English major Joscelyn Sturm was the CLA Class of 2025 Commencement Speaker this week! [at 45:45] #UMNProud
Spring 2025 - UMNCLA Commencement 4pm Ceremony
YouTube video by College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota
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May 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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"Craftivism." — Jenny Schmid on how handmade arts fuel social change. Listen on CLA Presents Podcast. #LiberalArtsInAction #UMNCLA z.umn.edu/liberal-arts-action
April 23, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Two special birthdays mean double the celebration in #UMNCLA! Happy birthday all week long to Goldy Gopher and Dean GerShun Avilez 🎉
Guess who shares a birthday this week with Goldy? Dean Avilez and Goldy, smiling and posing. The text reads: "Help us wish both Dean Avilez and Goldy a very happy birthday!"
September 23, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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First post alert! 📣

In #UMNCLA, we believe history, culture, language, ethics, and human connection shape who gets to be well.

Learn how our students and scholars are building a healthier world: cla.umn.edu/news-events/...

#LiberalArts #HealthEquity #PublicHealth #Wellbeing #CLAChangeMakers
How the Liberal Arts Improve Health and Well-being
What do Spanish, sociology, and music have to do with health? Everything.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Thank you to English alum Scott Z. Burns for sharing your words of wisdom with our #UMNCLA graduates and families. 📚

Read more about this year’s #UMN26 Commencement keynote: z.umn.edu/scott-burns
"Please keep thinking when you leave this place. Allow your questions to guide you toward meaningful work in the world—use them as a shield to protect you from the superstitions that slow human progress. Employ them to build a more just society where stereotypes are replaced with consideration and understanding."
May 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
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Happy World Anthropology Day!

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February 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Please see a new publication from Alex Nelson, who was an undergraduate major in our department some years ago and has just co-edited a new Rutgers book, “Love Apocalypse: New Intimacies and the Decline of Marriage and Fertility”. Congrats Alex! #umnproud #umncla
September 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Pleased to announce @chgsumn 21Mar keynote event: Photographer @stufankjian, #Artsakh: Once There Was & Was Not; #NagornoKarabakh photo essays documenting lost culture. Sponsors @NAASR1955 @UMNHistory & @umncla entities, @UofMNLawSchool #HumanRights Center...
November 27, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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It's #awards season! 🏆 Check out all of the awards #UMNCLA faculty, staff, and grad students are receiving and don't forget to submit your own to: clanews@umn.edu 📧

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May 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Emily Briggs will begin a postdoc in the Department of Anthropology at Lakehead University analyzing archaeological bison samples from Ontario and Alberta to understand their diet, environment and movements. She will also participate in community engagement and mentorship

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February 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Draw lines between the words in each column to complete 8 languages' well wishes. Send an image of your completed game to elsie@umn.edu for a chance to appear in our podcast!

@aaas_umn @umn_amin @umn_ames @umncnrc @fritdeptumn @gnsdumn @umn_spanport @umncla

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January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Join us for the 5th Annual Gudeman Lecture on April 20th at 4pm featuring a presentation from Dr. J.C. Salyer more information about this lecture can be found at z.umn.edu/GudemanInfo

Register for the lecture and reception at z.umn.edu/GudemanLectu...

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April 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Congratulations and thank you to Dr. Martha Tappen for your 30 years at the UMN! #umnproud #umncla cla.umn.edu/anthropology...
Shaping the Science of Scavenging and Survival: Celebrating Dr. Martha Tappen
After over 30 years of mentorship and research, biological anthropologist Martha Tappen enters retirement — electric guitar in hand.
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August 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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Congratulations to Gretchen Saunders (Psychology) for being awarded the 2026 Early Career Award from the Behavior Genetics Association (BGA). 🎉

The announcement: https://bit.ly/4b0xOaC

#UMNCLA #UMNPsych #EarlyCareerAward
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July 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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It’s been a little too quiet around here lately. Counting the days until spring semester kicks off: seven, six....
#umnproud #umncla #UMN #Minnesota
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January 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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“I was in #UMNCLA as a student and what I most appreciated were the interactions I had in and out of the classroom through approaching differences with curiosity,” shares Shane Lueck (BA '13, journalism; African American and African studies).

🔗: https://ow.ly/sY9950Z0SR4
May 24, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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We’re celebrating #UMNCLA Professor Robert Krueger (Psychology), recognized as a 2025 Highly Cited Researcher—placing him among the most influential scholars in the world.

His work drives the field forward and strengthens the scholarly excellence of CLA.

https://ow.ly/phRT50XGnVF
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December 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM