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Professor Alexander Winchell’s octagonal house, photographed in 1904 before it was razed that year, had three stories with a circular staircase running up through the middle. Its triangular corner spaces were considered perfect for closets. The house was acquired by the university to make way for construction of Hill Auditorium, dedicated in 1913. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library
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This month in history (13 years ago)Kofi Annan, U.N. secretary general, addressed graduating students. He emphasized Michigan’s commitment to diversity, adding tolerance is a hallmark of human rights around the world: “These are your rights, this is your future of diversity, of pluralism and of the promise that our differences can and must be outweighed by our common humanity.” — The University Record Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below. |
May 21, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Today's Headlines
- U-M Library bringing book arts to Ann Arbor Art Fair
- Non-union staff nominees sought for police oversight panel
- Pam Davis-Kean named director of ISR’s Survey Research Center
- $17.9M grant accelerates U-M mental health research
- Board of Regents to meet July 18 at University Hall
- Parking, transportation updates in advance of Ann Arbor Art Fair
- Runge to retire from Michigan Medicine
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens invites public to name beaver family
- International Institute names von Moltke interim director
- State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
- $10.5M biomaterials center to fight resource discrimination
