Heritage/Tradition

  1. Lyrically speaking

    Michigan Men’s Glee Club invites U-M community to submit lyrics for new ‘Michigan song,’ composed by School of Music, Theatre & Dance professor Kristin Kuster, AMusD ’02.

  2. Prelude to Iwo Jima

    ‘Hands-on skipper’ Willard Vincent Nash, BA ’35/LLB ’35, is the little-known hero in the ‘battle before the battle’ as told in the new book ‘The Heart of Hell.’

  3. Earhart's 'air' apparent

    In the summer of 1967 aviator Ann Pellegreno, ’58, flew around the world, retracing the fateful path of Amelia Earhart.

  4. What’s in a name?

    In 1955 U-M officials fought Michigan State’s effort to change its name from “College” to “University.” Guess who lost?

  5. Day of dissent

    On Oct.15, 1969, President Robben Fleming advised U-M faculty to forgo attendance. The campus had been given over to the biggest of all 1960s peace protests.

  6. Meechigan man

    Beloved Wolverines football announcer Bob Ufer, ’43, is the subject of a new documentary by filmmaker Dan Chace, BA ’83.

  7. The women of Henderson House

    The smallest of all U-M housing units is a vibrant model of the University’s diversity ideal.

  8. Death of an Angell

    When the beloved James B. Angell died in April 1916, all of Ann Arbor and much of Michigan mourned his loss.

  9. Hopwood in Havana

    Cuba is top of mind for many these days. In 1924 playwright Avery Hopwood visited Havana, and his vivid diary captures the city’s heyday.