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| During World War II in 1943, onlookers watch a military band with brass perform outside a university building. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library |
This month in history (27 years ago)In delivering the 1984 commencement address to graduating U-M seniors, longtime CBS newsman-anchorman Walter Cronkite said that while the challenges ahead are immense, the greater the challenge, the sweeter the victory. Cronkite continued, “It is not a time for the fainthearted. Marshal your courage and your convictions. Pick up your cudgels and man (and woman) the barricades; seize with joyous enthusiasm, the opportunity to carry on the fight that inspired your revolutionary forefathers on this continent — the dream of a world of liberty and justice for all.”
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April 4, 2011
Old school: U-M in History
Today's Headlines
- Legislative support bolsters U-M, Los Alamos computing facility
- Annual report highlights Vision 2034, Campus Plan 2050
- Graduates encouraged to value truth in a rapidly changing world
- Institute for Civil Discourse to launch at university
- U-M plans new training program on discrimination, harassment
- Electronic consent process now open for 2024 Form W-2
- Record email will be on holiday break until Jan. 8
- Kelsey Museum receives $1.15M gift from alum Steve Klinsky
- U-M, Mellon Foundation announce Environmental Justice + Humanities Hub
- Campus bus, parking changes set for holiday period
