History
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September 2, 2014
Past U-M inauguration speeches have focused on values, visions
A look at how presidents through the years have used their inaugurations to reinforce the values of the academy, challenge professors and students to address pressing global issues and share their visions for the institution’s future.
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September 2, 2014
Jazz icon
Miles Davis performs on trumpet in September 1981 in Hill Auditorium.
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September 2, 2014
U-M acquires papers of alumnus and activist Tom Hayden
Scholars of contemporary American history, social justice and political reform have a rich new resource to mine in the Tom Hayden Papers at the U-M Library.
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August 11, 2014
Back to school
A loaded station wagon pulls up to a dorm in 1979 during student move-in days.
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August 5, 2014
Restored flagpole for Central Campus dedicated
A dedication ceremony was conducted Monday for the restored Central Campus flagpole located on the north end of the Diag.
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July 28, 2014
Old School: State Street, 1971
Pedestrians navigate traffic along the State Street business district between Liberty and North University.
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July 28, 2014
Passenger pigeon’s extinction 100 years ago was call to action
The extinction of the passenger pigeon 100 years ago was a call to action. To mark the centennial, the Museum of Natural History presents an exhibit about the birds through January.
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July 14, 2014
Old School: Art Fair
Children look on as an artist works on a wood figure at the 1972 Ann Arbor Art Fair.
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July 14, 2014
Alumnus Raoul Wallenberg honored with Congressional Gold Medal
In a rare posthumous ceremony, U-M alumnus Raoul Wallenberg was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal on June 9 in honor of his heroism during the Holocaust.
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June 23, 2014
Old School: Parade love
Well-dressed gentlemen and ladies look on, as a clown joins band performers in a Michigan Union Shows parade, circa 1909.
