Detroit

  1. March 19, 2018

    U-M, Detroit work to boost economic mobility, fight poverty

    The university and the city of Detroit are joining forces on a four-year agreement to boost economic mobility and break the cycle of poverty in Detroit. 

  2. March 1, 2018

    Students share winning ideas for pop-up retail in Detroit

    A Detroit Economic Growth Corp. plan to support entrepreneurs just getting started got a boost from U-M students in the annual Social Impact Challenge.

  3. January 30, 2018

    Report recaps Poverty Solutions’ first year, lists 2018 projects

    New partnerships, programs to boost job opportunities, and raising public awareness about low-income families highlight U-M’s first-year initiative to prevent and alleviate poverty.

  4. October 23, 2017

    Detroit Connector to increase bus service’s time and scope

    The Detroit Connector, a U-M bus service connecting the Ann Arbor campus to Detroit, will provide service seven days a week, starting Oct. 30, to faculty, staff, students and, for the first time, the general public.

  5. September 16, 2017

    Detroit Festival

    Photos from Friday’s Detroit Festival celebration of the U-M Bicentennial.

  6. September 11, 2017

    Festival to highlight U-M’s connections and commitment to Detroit

    The university ‘s upcoming Detroit Festival will honor the university’s historical roots in Detroit as well as showcase its continuing commitment to the Motor City.

  7. July 20, 2017

    U-M will consolidate ownership of Rackham building in Detroit

    U-M will move ahead with plans to purchase the remaining third of the Rackham Memorial building in Detroit, including a parking structure owned by the Rackham Engineering Foundation.

  8. July 19, 2017

    U-M, Detroit Historical Society team up for bicentennial project

    A new museum exhibition at the Detroit Historical Museum explores and celebrates the people and episodes connecting U-M and the city of Detroit, its birthplace 200 years ago.

  9. April 20, 2017

    Event to highlight university-Detroit partnership in research and learning

    Leaders from U-M and the city of Detroit will gather May 3 for a daylong exploration and presentation of research and learning practices taking place in and with Michigan’s largest city.

  10. March 27, 2017

    LSA Symposium looks at Detroit’s 1967 civil unrest and its legacy

    The final LSA theme semester symposium — “1967: Shock Waves — The Detroit Rebellion and its Reverberations” — will focus on the events of that pivotal year and their effect on U-M and the nation.