A Time for Reflection and Action
Corie Pauling | January 2023Celebration of Dr. King comes at critical juncture at U-M. Questions we can ask ourselves in every experience: Am I giving my very best? Am I lifting and inspiring?
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Michigan TodayThe action was affirmative
James Tobin | May 20, 2022Jumping back to the fall of 1953, a time long before discussions around affirmative action were commonplace, James Tobin shares the details of a conversation between first-year law student Roger Wilkins and Professor William Burnett Harvey.
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Michigan TodayThe conquering heroines of Title IX, featuring Sara Fitzgerald, BA ’73
Deborah Holdship and Sara Fitzgerald | October 24, 2020Upon hearing the word "activism," rarely does one’s imagination settle on the conference-room table, the literal anti-archetype of action, momentum, and social progress. But that’s exactly where one of the most significant movements in recent history took place. In her book, author and longtime journalist Sara Fitzgerald, BA ’73, describes a protest that took place mostly in secret, steeped in stealth, subversion, and, yes, mountains of paperwork.
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Rackham Graduate SchoolA History of Activism
James Dau | June 30, 2020In 1985, the Minority Organization of Rackham was formed. Now called Students of Color of Rackham (SCOR), the group continues to expand support and advocacy for the academic, professional, and social needs of graduate students of color.
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Leaders and BestWhat It Meant to Me
Alexa Canady, M.D. | February 10, 2020Dr. Alexa Canady was the first African American woman in the United States to become a neurosurgeon. Here, she shares her U-M experience and how a scholarship helped her make history.
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Bentley Historical LibraryBeing Black at U-M
Katie Vloet | May 2019Austin McCoy ignited a social justice movement on campus and beyond. Learn how he fought to make U-M more diverse and why his papers are now archived at the University forever.
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