Video: With its mix of classic architecture and light, open space, the Law School’s Robert B. Aikens Commons is a gathering spot, a study cove and a place for fortuitous encounters between students and faculty.

Video: A fun and hectic race through the campus and world of U-M Engineering.

Enrollment on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus remains at record levels for the third consecutive year in fall 2011 with 42,716 students, according to the U-M Office of the Registrar.

How do you create a ‘culture of college’ in disadvantaged high schools?

The Spectrum Center, which serves and advocates for students of various sexual orientations, was the first of its kind on any American campus. This fall it is celebrating its 40th anniversary. How times have changed.

In her annual fall address, U-M president Mary Sue Coleman unveiled the Third Century Initiative, a bold plan to use $50 million in existing funds during the next five years to develop innovative, multidisciplinary teaching and scholarship approaches to such topics as climate change, poverty and malnutrition, energy storage, affordable health care and social justice challenges. It will encompass teaching, research and service efforts.

A portfolio of new courses aim to defeat ‘sophomore malaise.’

The night the quaddies said no to corned beef and swiss cheese on lettuce.

When the new golf practice facility opens its doors this fall, it will be the first geothermal facility at the University of Michigan, using the earth’s natural energy to heat and cool the space.