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.
notable alumni
When a faculty member recommends his prize pupil for a daring expedition in Greenland, disaster strikes on multiple fronts.
Greenland Expedition
The Michigan Union was founded in 1903 as a club for all University of Michigan students, faculty, and alumni — all, that is, except women.
women at Michigan
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.
naval history
