• Michigan Today

    From Hopwood to Hollywood to joy in the morning

    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.

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  • Bentley Historical Library

    Cold War, Warm Welcome

    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?

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  • Michigan Today

    Adieu, Elbel Field

    In February 2023, the University announced it soon will ease a chronic shortage of space for first-year students by building a $500-million complex of five residence halls on Elbel Field. But around Ann Arbor, a hint of nostalgic melancholy trailed the news.

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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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