Panther by the Tail
December 19, 2019In 1968, bomb explosions rocked downtown Ann Arbor and the U-M campus. No one was killed, but the case involving the suspects and issues of wiretapping would go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
activismIn 1968, bomb explosions rocked downtown Ann Arbor and the U-M campus. No one was killed, but the case involving the suspects and issues of wiretapping would go all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
activismThe public is welcome to attend a new lecture series exploring the history of the University of Michigan.
U-M historyTo mark U-M's bicentennial, Detroit Public Television created a 10-episode series exploring U-M’s history and its connections to the present.
U-M historyA walk across campus delivers a ‘who’s who’ of early University pioneers, researchers, and leaders.
BuildingsThe newly digitized papers of beloved U-M President James Angell show how he transformed both the University of Michigan and the face of higher education writ large.
James AngellHow a fire, a new location for the state capitol, and a tongue-tying, seven-syllable word led to the University of Michigan’s creation.
U-M FoundingThe graduating classes of Michigan often leave behind a gift for future generations to appreciate. The Michigan Alumnus chronicles some of the more interesting class gifts you can still find around campus today.
alumniFor more than 125 years, the Michigan Alumnus magazine has been spreading the news about the university and its alumni. To mark this aniversery, the magazine's editors complied stories and snap shots through its history, from a modest 16-page, coverless pamphlet to today.
alumniIn 1867, a committee of students from U-M's Literary Department recommended “azure blue and maize” as U-M's colors. But what do these colors look like? The answer has historically depended on whom you ask — and when.
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