Civic engagement

An interlinked future for technology and the humanities

A recent campus collaboration paired CAHSS students studying gaps in community services with SCSE students learning software development.

Research group seated around a table with one student pointing towards a presentation screen.

Breaking out of silos to solve real-world problems

In Spring 2026, students and faculty members from very different corners of campus came together around a complex problem: food insecurity in Duluth’s Central Hillside.

A portrait of Ella Wightman in a striped shirt sitting at a table in a brightly lit wood-paneled library study space.

Fueling a spark

Ella Wightman makes a difference through grassroots community change.

Students sit on a bench in front of a window and work on their notebooks

UMD recognized for excellence in student voter registration and turnout

ALL IN Awards Day honored UMD for excellence in nonpartisan student voter engagement and campus turnout in the 2022 Midterm Elections.

Johan Blanchar standing with arms crossed inn a courtyard with greenery and buildings in the background.

Talking polarization in politics

A Q&A with Assistant Professor John Blanchar, who specializes in political psychology

Olivia Osei-Tutu wearing a maroon and gold Bulldogs t-shirt standing at the top of some stairs

Winning the vote

Olivia Osei-Tutu honored for her "Get Out the Vote" efforts

Schools in the Roaring '20s

From one-room schoolhouses to horse-drawn buses.

Aftermath of the 1918 Fire

The Duluth Normal School personnel pitch in to save lives.

Creating a Duluth Campus

Higher education serves a large and growing population.

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Civic engagement

An interlinked future for technology and the humanities

Breaking out of silos to solve real-world problems

Fueling a spark

UMD recognized for excellence in student voter registration and turnout

Talking polarization in politics

Winning the vote

Schools in the Roaring '20s

Aftermath of the 1918 Fire

Creating a Duluth Campus

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