Mary Sue Coleman
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Research
Under President Mary Sue Coleman’s leadership, U-M has seen a dramatic 77 percent growth in its annual research budget to more than $1.3 billion annually, greater than any other public university, and second among all universities.
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March 10, 2014
Top accomplishments: Residential Life Initiatives
The Residential Life Initiatives were launched by President Mary Sue Coleman in 2004 to improve and expand the residential experience for current and future students.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: College affordability
Through nearly her entire 12 years as U-M president, Mary Sue Coleman and the university’s budget team have been working hard to keep the cost of attendance in check during a time of economic decline in the state and falling state funding for universities.
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March 10, 2014
Speech highlights
Selected quotes from President Mary Sue Coleman’s speeches over the years.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Arts and creativity
Our understanding of the works of William Shakespeare, the Gershwin brothers, Orson Welles and Robert Altman was advanced at U-M under President Mary Sue Coleman’s watch, along with prominent arts-related initiatives.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Sustainability
Building on the strong foundation laid by predecessors, President Mary Sue Coleman strengthened the university’s commitment to sustainability by broadening U-M’s approach to include education, research and operations under an initiative known as Planet Blue.
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March 10, 2014
Bentley archive will preserve contributions of U-M’s first female president
The Bentley Historical Library is preserving Mary Sue Coleman’s legacy through paper and digital documentation stored at the library building on North Campus, and digitally on servers.
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March 10, 2014
Others pay tribute to President Coleman
Members of the U-M and higher education communities offer personal reflections.
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March 10, 2014
Key initiatives: Heritage and Bicentennial Celebration
President Mary Sue Coleman early on identified the 2017 bicentennial as a chance to celebrate the University of Michigan’s past, and provide fresh inspiration for its future.
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March 10, 2014
Making history
A timeline of social and political events that occurred during President Mary Sue Coleman’s tenure.
