The world knew him as ‘Mr. Hockey.’ Murray Howe, BS ’82/MD ’86, author of ‘Nine Lessons I Learned From My Father,’ called him ‘Dad.’

Award-winning author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, BFA ’72, (‘Jumanji,’ ‘The Polar Express’) relies on a simple prompt to activate his creativity: “What if…?”

’Tis the season for Mannheim Steamroller’s Chip Davis, BMus ’69, and his ‘18th-century classical rock’ renditions of holiday hits.

The hero of John U. Bacon’s ‘The Great Halifax Explosion,’ about the biggest manmade explosion before Hiroshima, is U-M’s first hockey coach.

Dominique Morisseau (center), BFA ’00, is known as ‘Detroit’s playwright’ in NYC. The city is a main character in much of her work.

“Whenever the door opened, we would rush in,” says filmmaker Kim Ray, BA ’95, of her role executive producing the new documentary ‘Gaga: Five Foot Two.’

While still a U-M student, Nicole Khamis, BA ’17, responded to an international crisis by founding a refugee assistance program.

Funds will support career-development programs, action-based learning experiences, and recruitment of junior faculty.

Alumnae from the 1920s through the 1960s share tales of the ‘good old days,’ as current women describe their U-M experience.