Old school: U-M in History

Junior Hop


In an era where formal dances were prominent events on a student’s social calendar, juniors in 1920 form an “M” at the annual Junior Hop. Photo courtesy Bentley Historical Librar

This month in history (17 years ago)

“We all have to learn to listen with humility. We all have to learn to listen with respect,” psychiatrist and author Alvin Poussaint told School of Business Administration faculty, staff and students at the school’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Poussaint, associate professor of psychiatry and associate dean for student affairs at Harvard Medical School, who also served as a script consultant for the TV series “The Cosby Show,” said such listening takes effort and practice. “He (King) was a consensus leader. He was not authoritarian,” Poussaint said.  — The University Record

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