Heritage/Tradition

  1. The women of Henderson House

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Guerrilla librarians

    In 2005, a move to shut down the Residential College’s popular Benzinger Library sparked student protests, sit-ins, and a move to take back the stacks of East Quad.

  5. A feat to cherish

    The Jesse Owens story is the subject of the new film “Race,” but for U-M fans of track & field, the Owens story that truly resonates took place here, in 1935, when the Ohio State Buckeye made history.

  6. You can ring my (Pretzel) Bell

    Restaurateurs are cooking up plans to resurrect the much-revered gathering spot, enjoyed by locals from 1934-85.

  7. The spy who never was

    The film Bridge of Spies is more than just a Cold War thriller for one former professor who survived the real-life saga.

  8. Episode 4: How we went blue, featuring Albert Ahronheim

    It’s short. It’s sweet. And it can really swing. But the origin of “Let’s Go Blue” as part of the University of Michigan’s call to arms was anything but simple.

  9. Episode 3: The write side of history, featuring Stephanie Steinberg

    ‘In the Name of Editorial Freedom — 125 Years at The Michigan Daily’ is a compilation of 39 essays from ‘Daily’ alumni who have gone on to impressive careers. Listen in, as the book’s editor and former ‘Daily’ editor-in-chief Stephanie Steinberg recounts the high stakes and high jinks of life as a student reporter at U-M.