News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News 2024 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Recipients Congratulations to CLA's Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award recipients Fahima Aziz (Economics) and Katrien Vanpee (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies). Spreading Joy and Prosperity Students in lecturer Pei-Wen Fang’s Chinese classes celebrated the onset of the Year of the Dragon through calligraphy, games, and authentic snacks. Congratulations to the 2024 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Recipients Four CLA faculty were recognized as recipients of the 2024-26 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Award. Lunar New Year Traditions Unveiled Fireworks, fish, and family reunions; Senior Lecturer Jin Stone shares some of the traditions associated with the Lunar New Year. Student organizations strive to get students engaged with Japanese culture “The study of Japanese also leads to the study of Japan’s relationship with neighboring countries,” shares senior lecturer Marnie Jorenby. Upcoming Events In-Person Event, April 26, 2024 AMES Colloquium: "Iran and Afghanistan: A Connected Literary History" The AMES Colloquium is a forum for academic research on Asia and/or the Middle East. In-Person Event, May 06, 2024 Violence and the Shifting Politics of Knowledge Production in the Middle East A Two-Day Symposium here at the UMN! Day one from 9AM-4PM In-Person Event, May 06, 2024 Violence and the Shifting Politics of Knowledge Production in the Middle East A Two-Day Symposium here at the UMN! Day one from 5PM-6:30PM
2024 Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award Recipients Congratulations to CLA's Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award recipients Fahima Aziz (Economics) and Katrien Vanpee (Asian & Middle Eastern Studies).
Spreading Joy and Prosperity Students in lecturer Pei-Wen Fang’s Chinese classes celebrated the onset of the Year of the Dragon through calligraphy, games, and authentic snacks.
Congratulations to the 2024 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Recipients Four CLA faculty were recognized as recipients of the 2024-26 McKnight Land-Grant Professorship Award.
Lunar New Year Traditions Unveiled Fireworks, fish, and family reunions; Senior Lecturer Jin Stone shares some of the traditions associated with the Lunar New Year.
Student organizations strive to get students engaged with Japanese culture “The study of Japanese also leads to the study of Japan’s relationship with neighboring countries,” shares senior lecturer Marnie Jorenby.
In-Person Event, April 26, 2024 AMES Colloquium: "Iran and Afghanistan: A Connected Literary History" The AMES Colloquium is a forum for academic research on Asia and/or the Middle East.
In-Person Event, May 06, 2024 Violence and the Shifting Politics of Knowledge Production in the Middle East A Two-Day Symposium here at the UMN! Day one from 9AM-4PM
In-Person Event, May 06, 2024 Violence and the Shifting Politics of Knowledge Production in the Middle East A Two-Day Symposium here at the UMN! Day one from 5PM-6:30PM