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Finding sanctuary in the arts

Divya Karan can’t dance and can’t sing — on key at least — but from…

Adria CarpenterJuly 17, 2023

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Deserving recognition

“You can’t be what you can’t see,” said Larry McKenzie, award-winning coach, speaker, and author,…

markengeNovember 23, 2021

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Making connections

Carissa Tomlinson is a new member of the Friends of the University Libraries board. The…

markengeOctober 11, 2021

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A turning point

Over the course of his career, Friends of the Libraries board member Gary Peterson has…

markengeJune 16, 2021

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Positive influence

Amelious Whyte, Director for Public Engagement in the U of M College of Liberal Arts,…

markengeApril 19, 2021

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Weaving a tapestry

Catherine Jordan's ability to make things happen has served her and organizations well, as she…

markengeMarch 24, 2021

Ann Waltner presented the 55th James Ford Bell Lecture, Watching Weddings in 1735: Two Representations of Chinese Wedding Processions. Waltner is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, where she specializes in Chinese history. She was the founding director of the University’s Institute for Advanced Study.

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Multifaceted scholar

Chinese is a tough language for an English speaker to learn, with thousands of ideographic…

markengeFebruary 26, 2021

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A storytelling path

University Historian Ann Pflaum — the former Associate Dean of what is now known as…

markengeJanuary 24, 2021

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Collecting her thoughts

Peg Guilfoyle has a new book out: “Singing All the Verses: Essays from a Mid-American.”…

markengeJanuary 2, 2021

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Preservation that begins with people

School of Architecture Associate Professor Greg Donofrio co-founded the Heritage Studies and Public History graduate…

markengeNovember 30, 2020

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