Old school: U-M in History

September 19, 2011

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Typing room

Students work in the South Quad typing room in 1951. Today, university residence halls offer Community Learning Centers where students can access the Internet, video production software and other learning technologies, as well as take advantage of advising and tutoring services. — Courtesy Bentley Historical Library and the Housing Administration

This month in history (10 years ago)

In a somber program Sept. 19, 2001, at Hill Auditorium, eight days after the terrorist attacks, nearly 800 from the university and local community listened to panelists in a program titled “Terrorism and Globalization: International Perspectives.” Glenda Dickerson, director of the Center for World Performance Studies, read a quote from “For My People” by Margaret Walker: “Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. ” — The University Record

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