Tag Archives: campus history

Michigan Alum

History Lessons: The Rock at Washtenaw and Hill

February 2023

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

MLive

10 remnants of the University of Michigan’s ‘lost campus’

Samuel Dodge | November 14, 2022

For 185 years, the University of Michigan has left its mark on Ann Arbor. Some of those marks are no longer around. Read on to explore 10 historic spots on campus.

campus history

Michigan Alumnus

The Spectrum Center at 50

Steve Friess | Spring 2022

Over the past 50 years, U-M’s Spectrum Center has helped LGBTQ+ students to come out, accept themselves, and flourish. Delve into this Center's history of inclusion and community here.

LGBTQ+ History

Michigan Today

The power of the pin

James Tobin | March 26, 2022

Born in 1878, Santiago Artiaga (class of 1904) had come to Michigan among a cadre of students called the Pensionados. Despite losing most of his material belongings – including his treasured Michigan Union pin – during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines, Artiaga's time at Michigan stayed with him throughout his life of service to the Philippines.

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