Campus Life

  1. Regents vote to approve institutional neutrality

    The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted Oct. 17 to adopt a bylaw establishing a new policy of institutional neutrality for University leaders. The move means U-M will adopt a heavy presumption against institutional statements on political and social issues that are not directly connected to internal University functions.

  2. Proposed Mitchell Field Area redevelopment, as viewed from East Medical Center Drive.

    U-M’s Campus Plan 2050 sets bold blueprint for the next 25 years

    The strategic plan outlines significant changes to the Ann Arbor campus, featuring an innovation district, an on-campus hotel and conference center, an automated transit system, and renovations to existing facilities.

  3. Student in Peter Toogood's "Augmenting Reality in Medicinal Chemistry" class wears virtual reality goggles with gray sweatshirt and block M at the University of Michigan's Center for Academic Innovation.

    U-M faculty implementing extended reality technology in classes

    U-M has seen a boom in extended reality and virtual reality technology since launching its XR Initiative in the fall of 2019, with many faculty members using it in their classrooms. The Center for Academic Innovation offers more than 100 VR headsets for instructional use and access to a full virtual production studio.

  4. President Emeritus James J. Duderstadt (center), President Emeritus Harold T. Shapiro (left) and former president Lee C. Bollinger (right) were part of an April 6, 2017, panel discussion marking the university’s bicentennial celebration.

    President Emeritus James Duderstadt dies at age 81

    Duderstadt’s wide-ranging impact can be seen in many ways across the University. His vast teaching and research interests included diverse applications of physics and mathematics, nuclear systems, science policy, information technology, higher education policy, and engineering education.

  5. Fielding Yost observes construction of Michigan Stadium with foreman. Black and white. Two men wearing white straw skimmers.

    Yost builds the Big (bigger, and biggest) House

    When the gates at Michigan Stadium opened to fans on Oct. 1, 1927, the venue could seat 72,000 fans — though heavy rains kept the day’s attendance to under 40,000. Thanks to the expansive vision of coach Fielding Yost, 107,601 fans can gather in Michigan Stadium nearly a hundred years later.

  6. Festifall on the University of Michigan Diag

    A dialogue with the student leaders of U-M’s Arab-Jewish Alliance

    Student leaders of the Arab-Jewish Alliance, an on-campus social club, prepare for the 2024-25 academic year with open doors and open minds.

  7. Two women, one who is elderly, stand together in front of greenery. The elderly woman was a pioneering female professor at U-M School of Public Health; the younger woman is a currently faculty member. Their families are connected because of the Holocaust.

    Family’s Holocaust mystery brings two public health professors together

    Uncovering a surprising connection between the families of Michigan Public Health faculty members Irene Butter and Kate Bauer, dating to World War II and the Holocaust.

  8. Members of U-M's 2024 champion Solar Car team surround the vehicle, dressed in blue shirts and maize caps with fists in the air.

    National champs: U-Michigan Solar Car Team takes first in American Solar Challenge

    The team covered 2,120 miles before reclaiming U-M’s title as national champions. Michigan students had won six consecutive American Solar Challenges, held every other year, until finishing second in 2018. This is the first U.S. race they’ve competed in since then, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  9. Courses and sections were listed by department on boards overhead. (Image courtesy of Bentley Historical Library)

    When everyone registered in Waterman Gym

    Long before online scheduling, U-M students gathered en masse to register for courses, often spending hours in line at Waterman Gym. The lucky ones might get their first choice and find a future spouse in the crowd. The less fortunate walked away dateless clutching a schedule filled with 8 o’clock classes.

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