Heritage/Tradition

  1. Into thin air

    In August 1959 local police responded to a reported break-in at the Ann Arbor First Methodist Church. Hiding in a tiny space above a broom closet was U-M dropout David Lim. He’d lived there, undetected, since 1955.

  2. A new Heritage Project dives into U-M's past

    The University’s past comes to life at “Michigan Heritage,” an immersive, new website of stories, images, and artifacts.

  3. Left of the dial

    n 1972 the college radio gods flipped the switch at Michigan’s WCBN and took the placid, campus-only broadcasting network to the FM airwaves.

  4. U-M marks Wallenberg Centennial

    The exhibit “To Me There’s No Other Choice,” honoring WWII hero and U-M alumnus Raoul Wallenberg, runs Jan. 30-Feb. 28.

  5. Cager for the ages

    Cazzie Russell: Two words that evoke a near-mythic tale of rebirth and transformation in Wolverine athletics that started in the ’60s and still resonates today.

  6. Who was Alice Lloyd?

    Most of us know her as a name inscribed on one of Michigan’s residence halls. Meet Alice Lloyd: feminist, registered nurse, and for 20 years U-M’s highest-ranking woman.

  7. Hill marks magnificent centennial

    Hill Auditorium has mesmerized artists and audiences for 100 years. Everyone from Vladimir Horowitz to Bob Marley has graced its stage.

  8. Ayn Rand in her own words

    In 1961 Ayn Rand was a guest on the budding network known as U-M Television. Revisit this intriguing event, courtesy of the Bentley Historical Library.

  9. Around the world for science

    From the Amazon to Indonesia, 1870s explorer Joseph Beal Steere collected thousands of species to advance scientific research at U-M.