University of Minnesota Duluth

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A top down view showing a full arena floor at AMSOIL Arena and full stands during a UMD commencement ceremony.

The Next Generation of Graduates

UMD Commencement set to fill AMSOIL Arena Saturday, May 9.

A group fills the UMD ballroom at tables while Chancellor Nies speaks on a stage and podium

2025-26 Faculty and Staff Award Winners

A ceremony to celebrate faculty and staff achievements and years of service.

A portrait of Zoe Gutz in front of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences orange painted wall

Engineering a writing career

Alum Zoe Gutz was hired before graduation as a technical writer at Cirrus.

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Four degrees, no limitations

Scholarships help a UMD student turn a simple plan into a global experience.

Trees, the US, MN and UMD flags flapping in the wind in front of Weber Music Hall's domed roof and a colorful clouded sky.

UMD announces dean of College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

The University of Minnesota Duluth announces Anne Stevens to lead CAHSS.

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.

A person painting on a canvas by a window, surrounded by art supplies and finished artworks.

Code and creativity

How blending art and computer science helped one student imagine a different future.

A person with a headset sits at a control desk, overlooking a hockey arena.

Smooth operator

How one student’s lifelong love of hockey led her from on-ice competition to game-day operations.

A colorful sunrise image showing a curved domed roof of Weber Music Hall and trees in front of a partly cloudy sky.

UMD awarded $2.5 million grant

The University of Minnesota Duluth announces support for humanities internships.

Portrait of UMD student Hilary Pohl smiling with Ordean Court and Weber Music Hall in the background.

Hilary Pohl named finalist in national Indigenous fiction contest

This summer, Hilary Pohl, a College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) student, received national recognition for a short story written as part of a class assignment.

Two UMD students at an archaeological dig use a mesh screen to filter artifacts, in a forest with sunlight filtering through trees.

UMD Students Unearth History at Summer Archaeological Field School

Held over several weeks in Northeastern Minnesota, the program provides hands-on training in archaeological field methods, blending outdoor exploration with classroom learning and lab analysis.

Mataya Larson, a UMD student, sits smiling on a rock at the shore of Lake Superior, wearing a patterned skirt.

Embracing a hidden heritage

How UMD helped Mataya Larson explore her cultural heritage through classwork and student leadership.

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