Uncommon Education
How do U-M’s long history and tradition connect to the present? Let us show you.During the University of Michigan’s bicentennial year, a short-form documentary series exploring U-M’s history and its connections to the present aired on Detroit Public Television. “An Uncommon Education — Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan,” consists of 10 episodes, and we welcome you to watch them here.
01. A True University
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Episode one of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include Establishment of UM; UM tradition of public higher education; serving society through education and research; Ivy schools versus UM; admittance of women and those of various racial and ethnic backgrounds; uncommon education for the common man; James B. Angell; Henry Carter Adams; John Dewey; Augustus Woodward; Gabriel Richard; John Monteith. Interviewees include: Howard Markel; James S. Jackson; John U. Bacon; Mark S. Schlissel; Kim Clarke; Francis X. Blouin; Jim Burnstein; Mary Sue Coleman; Brian Williams; Angela Dillard; Katherine Freese; Louito Edje; James Tobin; Peggie J. Hollingsworth.
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02. An Eye for Science
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Episode two of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include Science at UM; Detroit Observatory; research at UM; railroad timing and the observatory; social sciences; ISR; Henry Tappan; James B. Angell; John Dewey; Henry Carter Adams. Interviewees include: Terrence J. McDonald; Sally Oey; Mary Sue Coleman; Francis X. Blouin; Howard Markel; Rajesh S. Mangrulkar; James Tobin; James S. Jackson; Brian Williams; Ken Fischer; Katherine Freese; Peggie J. Hollingsworth.
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03. An Ear for Excellence
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Episode three of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include the arts at UM; UM band; Henry Frieze; Charles Gayley ("The Yellow and the Blue"); Louis Elbel ("The Victors"); William D. Revelli. Interviewees include: Terrence J. McDonald; Kim Clarke; Michael Haithcock; John U. Bacon; Gregory Kinney; Ken Fischer; Aaron Dworkin; James Tobin; Mary Sue Coleman.
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04. A Writer Worth Reading
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Episode four of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include Literature at UM; literary clubs; UM literary programs; Knight-Wallace Fellowship; Tom Hayden; Stephen Henderson (Detroit Free Press); Fred Newton Scott; Avery Hopwood and the Hopwood Award; Arthur Miller; Lawrence Kasdan. Interviewees include: Terrence J. McDonald; Shoham Geva; Brian Williams; Nicholas Delbanco; Peter Ho Davies; Laura Kasischke; James Tobin; Francis Santana; James S. Jackson; John U. Bacon; Jim Burnstein; Kim Clarke.
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05. A Miracle Cure
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Episode five of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include UM hospitals and health system; school of medicine; women at UM medical school; EKG; polio field trials; Alice Hamilton; Frank Wilson; Thomas Francis; Jonas Salk; John Maassab and FluMist. Interviewees include: Kim Clarke; Rajesh S. Mangrulkar; Terrence J. McDonald; Joel Howell, James Tobin; Louito Edje; Howard Markel; Jim Burnstein.
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06. A Selfless Cause
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Episode six of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include UM's global outreach and presence; Peace Corps and its founding; Raoul Wallenberg and his legacy. Interviewees: Jim Toy; John Greisburger; Mary Sue Coleman; Warde Manuel; John Godfrey; Terrence J. McDonald; Kim Clarke; John U. Bacon; James Tobin; Meredith Starkman; Aaron Dworkin; Jim Burnstein.
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07. An Act of Defiance
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Episode seven of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include social justice and activism; protest; sit-ins and teach-ins; civil rights; the anti-war movement in the 1950's and 60's; Black Action Movement; LGBT movement. Interviewees include: Kim Clarke; Shoham Geva; John Godfrey; Angela Dillard; Mark S. Schlissel; Carol Hutchins; James S. Jackson; Howard Markel; James Tobin; Howard Brick; Peggie J. Hollingsworth; Ken Fischer; Francis X. Blouin; Jim Toy.
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08. A Century of Voices
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Episode eight of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include musical performances and lectures at Hill Auditorium; famous speakers; architecture and acoustics of Hill Auditorium; Albert Kahn; Hugh Tallant; Charles Sink and the University Muscial Society; the Lecturn, gift of the class of 1913. Interviewees include: Mark S. Schlissel; Barry LaRue; John U. Bacon; James Tobin; Ken Fischer; Aaron Dworkin; Howard Markel; Mary Sue Coleman; Jim Burnstein; Kim Clarke; Peggie J. Hollingsworth.
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09. A Legacy of Leaders
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Episode nine of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include athletics at UM; Carol Hutchins, winningest coach in UM history; softball team; leadership; mentorship. Interviewees include: Warde Manuel; Kim Clarke; Gregory Kinney; Megan Betsa; Sierra Romero; Carol Hutchins; Jim Burnstein; Julie Cooper-Helber; Peggie J. Hollingsworth; James S. Jackson; Howard Markel; John U. Bacon.
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10. An Innovative Spirit
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Episode ten of the documentary series An Uncommon Education: Celebrating 200 Years of the University of Michigan produced by Detroit Public TV. Topics discussed include Technology and Innovation at UM; Entrepreneurship; Computer Science; Engineering; Information Technology and History. Interviewees include: David C. Munson, Jr.; Arianna Carley; Rajesh S. Mangrulkar; Paul N. Edwards; Douglas Van Houweling; Howard Markel; James S. Jackson; Mark S. Schlissel; Stewart Thornhill; Aaron Dworkin; Oscar Ybarra; Mary Sue Coleman.
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