• Bentley Historical Library

    Beyond These Hallowed Halls

    In 1899, Oscar W. Baker Sr. was accepted into the University of Michigan Law School, becoming the 100th African American student to attend U-M. After graduation, Baker would make remarkable contributions and achievements working for racial and social justice. The Bentley’s new African American Student Project helps fill in some of the information about this exceptional alum.

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  • Bentley Historical Library

    Tragedy on the Ice

    When a faculty member recommends his prize pupil for a daring expedition in Greenland, disaster strikes on multiple fronts.

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  • Michigan Today

    No women allowed

    The Michigan Union was founded in 1903 as a club for all University of Michigan students, faculty, and alumni — all, that is, except women.

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  • Heritage

    How the Net Was Won

    Before the internet was anywhere and everywhere on campus, "the heart of the Internet was once on North Campus." Read to learn more about the evolution of the internet's bumpy road.

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  • Heritage

    A Sub Goes Missing

    When the Soviets declared the submarine K-129, with 83 men aboard, “missing,” the CIA's rigorous due diligence led them directly to GMI and their largest drilling ship. Most of those working on the ship’s design and construction were unaware, and would remain unaware, of its true purpose. This included as many as 11 U-M alumni – nine Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering graduates and two electrical engineers.

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