Heritage/Tradition
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Library 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.
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An uncommon education: Ep 6
Global service and humanitarianism are in the DNA at U-M. Watch ‘A Selfless Cause,’ by Detroit Public Television.
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Twist 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.
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Black 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.’
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An 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.
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The Bermudas ban
In the spring of 1954, Bermuda shorts raised a three-way ruckus between women, men, and, of course, the dean of women.
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Extraordinary alumni honored
U-M celebrates distinguished graduates of 20 years or fewer as part of 2017 Spring Commencement.
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An 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.”
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Feminine ideal
“Belle, Scholar, Athlete.” In the 1930s, a portrait in the Michigan League honored student Marian Van Tuyl as the epitome of young womanhood.