Bicentennial

  1. January 23, 2017

    First President’s Bicentennial Colloquium to discuss community

    The first of three bicentennial colloquia hosted by President Mark Schlissel will feature a discussion between U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor and German Justice Susanne Baer.

  2. January 23, 2017

    U-M defines principles, process for building renaming requests

    The university has concluded a thoughtful, yearlong review of how it would handle requests to reconsider the historical names of buildings on the Ann Arbor campus.

  3. January 9, 2017

    First LSA bicentennial symposium to host author Colson Whitehead

    LSA will launch the first of five symposia centered on the history of U-M, its relationship with the community and world, and its social and cultural impact later this week.

  4. January 9, 2017

    PSA kicks off U-M bicentennial with a historic look back

    U-M has begun its yearlong bicentennial celebration with the launch of a new public service announcement highlighting the history, future and significance of the university.

  5. November 22, 2016

    Nominations sought for UpstART 200 bicentennial project

    The UpstART 200 Bicentennial Planning Committee is looking for up to 200 examples from U-M’s art, design, architecture and cultural collections that will inspire new creative projects.

  6. November 15, 2016

    University plans special commencement ceremonies for 200th year

    To celebrate U-M’s 200th birthday, campus leaders are planning special spring and winter commencement ceremonies to celebrate the graduating classes of 2017 and honor the university’s contributions.

  7. October 31, 2016

    True Blue! tribute to highlight distinguished alumni

    James Earl Jones, Darren Criss and Cecilia Muñoz are among the distinguished alumni who will join U-M students and faculty in “True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan,” a live multimedia celebration.

  8. October 31, 2016

    Bicentennial exhibits

    Groups across the campus are planning bicentennial events of all styles and formats, from dance and art to photo exhibitions, scholarly colloquia and national conferences.

  9. October 31, 2016

    Bicentennial honors ties to city of Detroit, native peoples

    Two centuries after its founding in Detroit, the university will celebrate its birthplace with a variety of bicentennial activities throughout 2017.

  10. October 31, 2016

    In celebration of U-M’s bicentennial

    2017 is going to be filled with activities celebrating U-M’s 200th anniversary. Read all about them in the Record’s special section on U-M’s bicentennial.