2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the admission of women to U-M. Andrea Turpin, associate professor of history at Baylor University and author of the recent award-winning book, A New Moral Vision: Gender, Religion, and the Changing Purposes of American Higher Education, 1837-1917, recently spoke on the struggle for women's admission at U-M and the experiences of women students here during the early decades of coeducation.
Why is an observatory in Ann Arbor named for Detroit? What made the Detroit Observatory a milestone for the University of Michigan and American higher education? How was the Observatory central to the growth of American astronomical science, when did it lose that role, and how did it get it back? And who were some of the people who made it all happen? Gary Krenz of the University’s Bentley Historical Library will explore these and other questions in this talk. In its 165-year history, the Observatory has gone through many transformations, and it is currently going through another—the construction of an addition to improve access, education, and programming. Krenz will also look at what that project entails and what lies ahead. This event was held at the Ann Arbor District Library.
A lecture by Terry McDonald, Director of the Bentley Historical Library and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of History at the University of Michigan, in which he discusses how understanding of "liberal arts" evolved over time and where it stands now, with implications for where it might be headed.
A lecture by Greg Kinney and Brian Williams of the Bentley Historical Library investigates the 19th-century origins of athletic competition at the University of Michigan.
A lecture by Lisa Young of the Department of Anthropology, part of the Lectures on the History of U-M, investigating the food system that fed U-M students.
Senator Gary Peters remarks on U-M's rich history and contributions to the state of Michigan.
A panel discussion with Matthew Countryman, Joshua Hasler, Martin S. Pernick, Kumea Shorter-Gooden, Alexandra Minna Stern
A panel discussion with Cassius Adair, Alex Chow, David Hutchinson
A panel discussion with Nora Krinitsky, Scott Schneider, Sanra Silberstein
A panel discussion with Sheila Cockrel, Angela Dillard, Stephen Henderson, Suzanne Smith, Heather Thompson
