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Call for Proposals: Rights, Conflict, and Water

Open Rivers: Rethinking Water, Place & Community is currently inviting proposals for our 2025 issue on Rights, Conflict, and Water. Water is vital for people in myriad ways: drinking, cultural practices, food sources, industrial and agricultural practices, sanitation services, and more. The United Nations (UN) recognizes the human right to water and sanitation, but not everyone has equal access to safe, clean water, both because of ecological variables and because of sociopolitical conditions.

Just Announced: Join for the return of two series exploring racial and social justice and celebrating community

August 3, 2023

The Institute for Advanced Study, Northrop, and partners are thrilled to announce the return of two special series—the Spotlight Series and Amplifying Solidarity! In 2023–2024, these programs will shine a light on the University of Minnesota campus and local community while using the arts to explore racial and social justice.

Announcing the 2023–2024 IAS Faculty Fellows!

We are delighted to announce the IAS Residential Faculty Fellows for 2023–2024. 

Faculty fellows spend a semester in residence at the IAS. Together with our Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellows (who spend a full academic year in residence), Community Fellows, and Scholars in Residence, they constitute a supportive interdisciplinary intellectual community in which they work intensively on their own research and creative projects and gather regularly to collaborate, discuss their work, and exchange ideas.