Education & Society

  1. The new American family

    Society’s fundamental building block has morphed from the cookie-cutter norms of the last century to a vivid array of possibilities.

  2. Life, engineered

    Lynn Conway has been called the hidden hand in the movement that enabled the fabric of Silicon Valley. She’s also one of the nation’s first modern transgender women.

  3. Experts on Ebola

    U-M scientists answer some of the most urgent questions about this deadly outbreak.

  4. U-M acquires Hayden papers

    Activist Tom Hayden’s papers join extensive Labadie Collection chronicling radical history and social protest movements worldwide.

  5. Gunning for trouble?

    What happens to democracy when militarized police send signals that dissent is dangerous to security?

  6. My accidental conversion to nuclear power

    In this personal essay, MT writer Madeline Strong Diehl chronicles her “accidental conversion” to nuclear power through an encounter with U-M’s Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science students.

  7. Should professors engage in public debate?

    Academics see role, responsibility in raising quality of public discourse.

  8. FY '15 focus: Affordability, academic excellence

    Budget emphasizes fiscal discipline, increased access, world-class education.

  9. Eyes on the prize

    Michigan Daily alum Stephen Henderson, BA ’92, transforms his passion for hometown Detroit into a very personal Pulitzer Prize.