China’s first female college president |
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| Wu Yi-Fang, who earned a doctorate degree from U-M in 1928, was the first female college president in China, heading Ginling College from 1928-51 before it merged with the University of Nanjing. She attended U-M on a Barbour scholarship, established by Levi Lewis Barbour for Asian women to come to U-M to study academic disciplines critical to the development of their homeland. The program continues today, with five to eight Barbour scholarships awarded each year. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library and the Rackham Graduate School |
This month in history (104 years ago) Michigan Technic reported, “Telephone service on the campus is now a reality. Some 60-odd pairs of telephone bells jingle in the offices of our different professors and officials and the business of the university has received an acceleration which is, after all, only a part of its natural growth.” Have a campus memory to share? Use the comment box below. |
June 6, 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
