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Athletics. Museums. Notable people. Notes. References. External links. University of Michigan. Coordinates: 42°16′37″N 83°44′17″W. The University of Michigan ( U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state.
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Shortly after the Territory of Michigan was formed in 1805, several of its leading citizens recognized the need for a structured education. As early as 1806, Father Gabriel Richard, who ran several schools around the town of Detroit, had requested land for a college from the governor and judges appointed by the President to administer the territory...
The unwieldy name of the Catholepistemiad and its constituent departments made it a target of ridicule. Governor Cass referred to it as the "Cathole-what's its name" and thought it a "pedantic and uncouth name," while Justice James V. Campbell said it was "neither Greek, Latin, nor English, [but merely] a piece of language gone mad." On April 30, 1...
Founding
In preparation for statehood, Michigan held a constitutional convention in 1835, although actual statehood was withheld by Congress until 1837, after the resolution of the so-called "Toledo War" with Ohio. Sarah Austin's English translation of Victor Cousin's Report on the State of Public Instruction in Prussia had just gained widespread attention, and thanks to its influence on two men, John Davis Pierce and Isaac Edwin Crary, the Michigan Constitution of 1835 was the first state constitutio...
Early Expansion
Tappan modeled UM's curriculum on the broad range of subjects taught at German universities (the so-called "research model"), rather than the classical models (the so-called "recitation model"). The German, or Humboldtian model, was conceived by Wilhelm von Humboldt and based on Friedrich Schleiermacher’s liberal ideas pertaining to the importance of freedom, seminars, and laboratories in universities. To that end, Tappan enlarged the library, and supported the development and establishment o...
University President Marion LeRoy Burton's tenure, which started in 1920, saw the advent of major field research initiatives in Africa, South America, the South Pacific, and the Middle East. Burton raised admissions standards and sought to heighten the academic rigors of the university's courses, while taming the often-rowdy social lives of his stu...
In the early 2000s, the UM faced declining state funding as a percentage of its funding due to state budget shortfalls. At the same time, UM has attempted to maintain its high academic standing while keeping tuition costs affordable. The university administration also faced labor disputes with labor unions, notably with the Lecturers' Employees Org...
The Ann Arbor campus originally started on 40 acres (16 ha) of land bounded by State Street on the west, North University Avenue on the north, East University Avenue on the east, and South University Avenue on the south. The first two decades of the 20th century saw a construction boom on campus that included facilities to house the dental and phar...
Bentley Historical Library (2001). "The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan". Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2007-09-07.Bentley Historical Library (2004). "Presidents of the University of Michigan". Archived from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2018-10-29.Brennan, Thomas E. (October 9, 2001). "A Portrait of Augustus B. Woodward" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 13, 2006. Retrieved 2007-09-06.Dunbar, Willis F.; May, George S. (1995). Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-7055-4.Farrand, Elizabeth (1885). History of The University of Michigan. Ann Arbor: Register Publishing House. hdl:2027/mdp.39015056839288.Fleming, Robben W. (1996). Tempests into Rainbows: Managing Turbulence. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-10674-0.Holtzer, Susan., ed. (1990). Special to the Daily: The 1st 100 Years of Editorial Freedom at the Michigan Daily. Caddo Gap Press. ISBN 0-9625945-2-0.Peckham, Howard H. (1994). The Making of The University of Michigan 1817–1992. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-06594-7.pictoral history of the library[permanent dead link]1907: “M”-blazoned on the Fandom. At the turn of the 20th century, fervor for the sport increased. The Nov. 17, 1907, edition of The Michigan Daily reported the first instance of fans forming a Block M at the previous day’s game at Ferry Field. “At a signal from the yellmaster, the black mass of humanity in the bleachers suddenly became ...
3 days ago · May 4, 2024, 9:04 PM ET (AP) 25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters. University of Michigan, state university of Michigan, located in Ann Arbor. It originated as a preparatory school in Detroit in 1817 and moved to its present site in 1837. It began to offer postsecondary instruction in 1841 and ...
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Irving Pond's plan for the Union was larger than any comparable building in the U.S. Estimates of the cost quickly rose from $300,000 to $1 million, including $100,000 for furnishings and a $250,000 endowment for upkeep. U-M President Harry Burns put the first shovel in the ground on Commencement Day in 1916.
The University of Michigan ( U-M, UMich, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Started in 1817, about 20 years before Michigan became a state, the university is the state's oldest university. The university is called one of the first eight Public Ivys.
