Bicentennial

  1. December 17, 2017

    Jesmyn Ward urges patience, persistence on path to success

    In her address at the 2017 Winter Commencement, acclaimed author Jesmyn Ward told U-M graduates to stay patient and persist when the road to success seems long and difficult.

  2. December 4, 2017

    U-M special on DPTV to highlight university’s bicentennial

    A live studio celebration and broadcast documentary honoring the university’s bicentennial will be televised Tuesday on Detroit Public Television.

  3. November 20, 2017

    Author Jesmyn Ward to deliver Winter Commencement address

    Award-winning author, Tulane University professor and MacArthur Fellow Jesmyn Ward will deliver the address at the 2017 U-M Winter Commencement on Dec. 17 in Crisler Center.

  4. October 28, 2017

    Scenes from the UMich200 Fall Festival

    The UMich200 Fall Festival was the final festival of the university’s bicentennial year. Scroll through a variety of images captured by Michigan Photography.

  5. October 27, 2017

    Mobile learning lab project takes first prize in bicentennial contest

    A project to use mobile learning labs that embed U-M in communities took first prize in the “Campus of the Future” competition celebrating the university’s bicentennial.

  6. October 27, 2017

    Bicentennial app offers augmented reality experience

    The School of Information has developed a new app called MGoView to help U-M celebrate its bicentennial using augmented and virtual reality.

  7. October 23, 2017

    Faculty to give community talks at Feast of Ideas

    The Ann Arbor community will become a real-life classroom during the Feast of Ideas, an array of 20-minute talks by U-M faculty that will be free and open to the public.

  8. October 23, 2017

    HAILstorm! projection on Rackham Building celebrates bicentennial

    The iconic Rackham Building will come to life as the canvas for HAILstorm!, a nighttime display of 3-D projection mapping that celebrates the university’s bicentennial.

  9. October 23, 2017

    U-M bicentennial to reach space with time capsule

    In honor of the university’s bicentennial, a group of U-M students have embarked on a mission to send a time capsule into space for 100 years.

  10. October 23, 2017

    Fall festival to feature puppets, screens competition

    A puppet procession inspired by the Huron River and an art exhibition featuring a pop-up projection pavilion will be part of the many artistic attractions offered during the Fall Festival.