Dive into the life of writer Betty Smith, who spent years in Ann Arbor with her first husband. During her time in Ann Arbor, she audited playwriting classes and learned from Kenneth Thorpe Rowe.
women at Michigan
In 1961, the Kennedy Ad-ministration sent the U-M Symphony Band to the Soviet Union in hopes of thawing relations between the two countries through the common language of music. Could young musicians succeed as diplomats?
Music
U-M alumnae reflect on 50 years of Title IX.
women at Michigan
Celebration of Dr. King comes at critical juncture at U-M. Questions we can ask ourselves in every experience: Am I giving my very best? Am I lifting and inspiring?
activism
Learn the how and why of the iconic boulder’s journey to its spot on one of Ann Arbor’s main roads — and the surprising possible origin of the painting tradition.
campus history