An Uncommon Education: Ep. 2
Watch ‘An Eye for Science,’ the latest installment in Detroit Public Television’s series about U-M history.
View ArticleCrisler Center at 50
The ‘house that Cazzie built’ is more than just a sports facility. It’s a palace packed with Michigan memories.
View ArticleFreedom writer
In the midst of the civil rights movement, U-M historian Dwight Lowell Dumond published his anti-slavery masterwork. The backlash was ferocious.
View ArticleAn uncommon education: Ep 3
Celebrate U-M’s musical legacy in ‘An Ear for Excellence,’ the latest installment in Detroit Public Television’s series about U-M history.
View ArticleFeminine ideal
“Belle, Scholar, Athlete." In the 1930s, a portrait in the Michigan League honored student Marian Van Tuyl as the epitome of young womanhood.
View ArticleAn uncommon education: Ep 4
In “A Writer Worth Reading,” Detroit Public Television partners with U-M historians to explore the University’s commitment to “the new, the unusual, and the radical.”
View ArticleExtraordinary alumni honored
U-M celebrates distinguished graduates of 20 years or fewer as part of 2017 Spring Commencement.
View ArticleThe Bermudas ban
In the spring of 1954, Bermuda shorts raised a three-way ruckus between women, men, and, of course, the dean of women.
View ArticleAn uncommon education: Ep 5
U-M was the nation's first university to own and operate its own hospital. Watch ‘A Miracle Cure,’ by Detroit Public Television.
View ArticleBlack and white and read all over
The Bentley Historical Library recently digitized more than 12 decades of Michigan Daily history. It’s a ‘gold mine.’
View ArticleTwist and shout
By early 1962, the Twist was all the rage at Michigan, with events and contests galore. We tracked down U-M’s reigning king and queen.
View ArticleAn uncommon education: Ep 6
Global service and humanitarianism are in the DNA at U-M. Watch ‘A Selfless Cause,’ by Detroit Public Television.
View ArticleLibrary partners with StoryCorps this fall
U-M invites community to share essence of the University’s past and present in personal stories for future generations.
View ArticleU-M, Detroit Historical Society co-produce exhibit
View historic images, rare documents, vintage film, and sports memorabilia through Oct. 8.
View ArticleBook burning
In 1973, student feminists burned a textbook containing ‘criminally sexist material’ written by U-M's chair of obstetrics and gynecology.
View ArticleThat’s the spirit
We’ve been celebrating all year and it’s finally here: On Aug. 26, 1817, in Detroit, the University of Michigania was born.
View ArticleWomen: Yesterday and today
Alumnae from the 1920s through the 1960s share tales of the ‘good old days,’ as current women describe their U-M experience.
View ArticleHillel at 90
It’s been home away from home for Jewish students for nearly a century, offering everything from free Shabbat dinners to spiritual support and academic guidance.
View ArticleWho was Gabriel Richard?
Meet the French missionary who helped found U-M. He owned the first printing press in Detroit, transformed 19th-century Michigan, and served in the U.S. Congress.
View ArticleThe old ’97s
Relive the pulse-pounding excitement of the Wolverines’ triumphal 1997 football season and Rose Bowl victory.
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