Bicentennial

Rusty Hills comments, "As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, Gerald Ford’s 1976 message of unity, immigration and civic trust offers a timely reminder: America’s strength lies in openness, optimism and shared purpose."

A conversation with Ford School professor Paul Courant, who has just returned to the school following an eight-month term as interim provost of U-M. S&H: You've just completed your second stint in the Provost's office. Did you notice any differen...

On Saturday, April 29, the Ford School honored the accomplishments of 169 new graduates at public ceremonies in Rackham Auditorium. The bicentennial class included 5 doctors of philosophy, 81 masters of public policy, 10 masters of public adminis...

During spring commencement, the University of Michigan will forego its traditional honorary degrees to recognize ten young alumni with a special Bicentennial Alumni Award. Among the bicentennial honorees is Ford School alumna Annie Maxwell (AB ’0...

Reynolds Farley, in an op-ed for the Michigan Daily, calls on U-M bicentennial planners to recognize and promote diversity around campus through historical markers. Noting that many buildings on campus are named after white men of European origin, Fa...

Presidential Bicentennial Professors Paul Courant and Susan Alcock have been tapped to organize and oversee a bicentennial colloquium on "The Future of the Social Compact with Universities." U-M President Mark Schlissel will sponsor three such colloq...