For more than a century, a spooky little fortress behind an iron gate has mystified passersby in all its gothic glory.

In 1966 a sudden wave of UFO sightings—many by extremely credible witnesses—turned local eyes skyward and brought national attention to Ann Arbor.

Traces of an irascible millionaire’s views of the “fair sex” linger all through the Martha Cook Building a century after its construction

In the pages of Wrinkle, we get glimpses of student life in the 1890s—at least as it appeared to the cocky male editors of that short-lived Michigan humor magazine.

In December 1953 Arthur Miller, BA ’38, penned a love letter to his alma mater in Holiday magazine: “When I was in Ann Arbor, I felt I was at home.”

So was U-M founded in 1817 or 1821? 1837 or 1841? We answer key questions about the University’s true founding date.

As Devil’s Night approaches, the time is right to flash back to the 19th century for a little mayhem, murder, and a double dose of the macabre.

In 1975 Sheryl Barnes saw few people like herself in the U-M yearbook. So she published her own document of the African-American student experience.

A collection of “letters home” written by freshman in the Pilot Program of the mid-’80s strikes an enduring chord in the transition to college life.