UMD community members demand sanctuary campus status, non-compliance with ICE More than 2,700 people have signed a petition calling on administrators to declare the university a sanctuary campus. Irit Skulnik October 29, 2025
UMD experts say worse political gridlock is contributing to government shutdown’s length Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are either working without pay, getting furloughed or receiving partial paychecks because of the shutdown. Irit Skulnik October 17, 2025