College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences

Retiring Faculty 2023-24 kjorgen
Sunflowers in full bloom in foreground and Swenson Civil Engineering building in background.

UMD honors and thanks these faculty for their years of teaching and service.

UMD 2024 Commencement amesseng
A row of college graduates raise their commencement caps. They're silhouetted against a sunrise and backdrop of Lake Superior

Celebrate UMD's graduates!

Right place, right resources kjorgen
Student Braden Kowalski kneels next to a robotic dog on a sidewalk on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus.

From hands-on computer science to natural resources fieldwork, Braden Kowalski found all the right tools at UMD.

“Reliquary of the North Shore” cowardin
The ceramic art installation titled “Reliquary of the North Shore” is displayed in the main commons on the second floor of UMD’s A.B. Anderson Hall.

A new ceramic art installation at the University of Minnesota Duluth aims to celebrate the biodiversity of Minnesota’s North Shore region.

Soul Food Success cowardin
Elizabeth Manly-Spain stands on stage, smiling and holding a microphone, with fellow UMD Black Student Association members at the annual Soul Food Dinner.

UMD students and community members gathered in celebration of Black talent, food, and culture at the annual Soul Food Dinner.

Pursuit of perspective cowardin
UMD Alum Nora Griffin-Wiesner poses for a photo near the ocean in Morocco during her undergraduate research study abroad trip.

UMD Alum Nora Griffin-Wiesner credits her time in the Undergraduate Research Study Abroad program for widening her worldview.

Making L.A. music magic

William Brueggemann sits at a piano at UMD.

For William Brueggemann, it all began when he started composing music in high school. Now, he has a career in the heart of the filmmaking world.
 

Room to thrive

AB Anderson Hall is pictured from an aerial view in low afternoon sunlight.

Renovations to AB Anderson Hall have positively impacted both faculty and students.

Expanding horizons

Alivia Lor poses in a bright sunny stairwell

UMD student finds her own path by following in her parents' footsteps

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