Humanities and Social Sciences News and Events

High School Honor Band

Honor Band accepting nominations through November 19, 2021.

Minnesota State Mankato's Geomorphology Class Explores the North Shore

This past weekend, the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Geomorphology course (Geog 315) traveled to the North Shore of Lake Superior for a high-impact learning, research, and exploration field trip.

Senior Applied Leadership Student Jenny Ardnt Accepted Into the Juvenile Justice and Special Education Workgroup

Jenny Arndt, a senior Applied Leadership student at Minnesota State University, Mankato, has been accepted into the Juvenile Justice and Special Education Workgroup for the Olmstead Implementation Office.

U.S. Dept. of Education Awards $1.2 Million to Project PASS-IT

Project PASS-IT (Promoting Academic Success of Students with high-intensity needs through Interdisciplinary Training) is a 5-year, $1.2 million grant funded by the US Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).

Dr. Phillip Larson's KMSU Every Day Is Earth Day Interview

On September 22, 2022, Dr. Phillip Larson, co-director of the University’s EARTH Systems Laboratory and director of its Earth Science Programs, appeared on KMSU's Every Day is Earth Day podcast to discuss the recent National Science Foundation award.

Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee Selected by U.S. Department of State for Prestigious English Language Specialist Project

The U.S. Department of State announced the selection of Dr. Sarah Henderson Lee of Minnesota State University, Mankato for an 11-week English Language Specialist project focusing on current trends in English academic and research writing in Russia.

Minnesota State Mankato Professor Among 9 Lead Scientists from 5 Universities Awarded $2.8 Million NSF Grant

Professor Phillip Larson is part of an interdisciplinary group of experts who will be studying the formation and evolution of the Lake Superior basin through a project funded by a $2.8 million collaborative National Science Foundation “Frontier Research in Earth Sciences” grant.