Novelist Nicholas Delbanco finds kinship with fellow Wolverines as he embarks on an “odyssey” chasing the Block M.

As surging activism makes headlines nationwide, U-M alumni reveal the challenges they faced as students with a commitment to both causes and coursework.

Award-winning and barrier-breaking journalist Carmen Harlan, BA ’75, retires after an unprecedented 38 years at WDIV-Channel 4 in Detroit.

A prophetic voice Always at the edge of the possible and the visionary. Ever able to formulate our best hopes and fears into language that elevated and instructed. Baseball fan. Wanting to recast the radical tradition into American idiom and take it out of the hands of sectarians. Willing to be, as our friend Jack Read more

Former sports agent Arn Tellem, LLB ’79, makes a play to revitalize Detroit (and its Pistons) as vice chairman of Palace Sports & Entertainment.

Motown plays a starring role in hard-boiled crime series by novelist Steve Hamilton, BA ’83.

Stacey Ervin, BA ’16, shares his experience as a student gymnast managing mental health, athletic, and academic challenges.

Carrie Thorpe, MBA ’12, launches subscription service ProudBox, an official U-M ‘fan box’ that delivers treats, U-M memorabilia, and a whole lotta love.

On the 25th anniversary of Nirvana’s album Nevermind, Jesse Frohman, BA ’81, recounts his experience as one of the last artists to photograph the late Kurt Cobain.