History
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April 3, 2017
A furry icon in the making
The pudgy, curious and oftentimes fearless squirrels that roam the Ann Arbor campus have delighted students, faculty, staff and visitors for decades.
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March 31, 2017
Bentley Historical Library digitizes 12 decades of Michigan Daily history
The Bentley Historical Library has unveiled 12 decades of Michigan Daily history through a new online database that contains searchable digital copies of the historic newspaper.
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March 30, 2017
New Big Ten project aids searching of geospatial data and maps
Scholars and researchers have a new way to find and compare geospatial data and maps: the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geoportal, which allows searching across thousands of records.
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March 27, 2017
The Wolverine jingle
Albert Ahronheim, a former Michigan Marching Band drum major and graduate assistant, created a full arrangement for the “Let’s Go Blue” tune-and-cheer, but the history behind the iconic jingle is not as simple as one might predict.
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March 27, 2017
‘Stumbling Blocks’ bicentennial exhibition to tackle U-M’s history, look to future
An upcoming pop-up art exhibition on campus, featuring seven provocative installations, will explore challenges throughout the university’s history and serve as a resource to guide U-M through its third century.
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March 20, 2017
The origins of ‘Go Blue!’
History does not paint a clear, definite picture of how “Go Blue” became the rallying cry of University of Michigan Wolverines.
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March 13, 2017
The history of maize and blue
In the late 1860s, a committee of U-M students charged with choosing the university’s colors recommended that “azure blue and maize” be adopted as the institution’s symbolic colors.
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February 20, 2017
Tappan’s dismissal
On June 25, 1863, the University of Michigan Board of Regents voted to remove the university’s first president, Henry Philip Tappan, from office.
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February 14, 2017
LSA bicentennial talk to explore U-M during World War I, aftermath
LSA’s third Bicentennial Theme Semester Symposium, which begins Friday, will explore the historical impact on U-M of World War I and its aftermath.
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February 13, 2017
Targeting Tappan
Although the University of Michigan’s first president earned the love of students and the respect of many faculty, Henry Philip Tappan also had his fair share of critics.
