Education & Society

  1. All Detroit's a stage

    Dominique Morisseau (center), BFA ’00, is known as ‘Detroit’s playwright’ in NYC. The city is a main character in much of her work.

  2. Thruster for Mars mission breaks records

    U-M engineers develop advanced space engine to propel humans to Mars; it’s breaking records for operating current, power, and thrust.

  3. Enrollment growing as campus rolls out Go Blue Guarantee

    From an all-time high of 59,886 applications, U-M enrolled 6,847 freshmen for fall ’17. The class is slightly larger than anticipated.

  4. Students promote lifesaving power of organ, tissue donation

    A bone marrow recipient and the daughter of a heart transplant patient work to increase donor awareness.

  5. Michigan Ross students run real businesses — for class

    Ross MBA and BBA students are working with three major firms to start, run, and vet businesses.

  6. Everybody's had to fight to be free

    While still a U-M student, Nicole Khamis, BA ’17, responded to an international crisis by founding a refugee assistance program.

  7. Schlissel stresses U-M’s impact on society

    The world’s most daunting challenges are the University’s greatest opportunities, says U-M president.

  8. Doctors of tomorrow

    U-M finds the key to attracting underrepresented minorities to medical school: ‘Start them young, get them motivated, and get them on the path.’

  9. Stephen Ross donates $50M more to U-M

    Funds will support career-development programs, action-based learning experiences, and recruitment of junior faculty.