Bicentennial

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Paul Courant on the evolving/devolving relationship between universities and society

Dec 28, 2017

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...

Enjoy this Storify of photos, videos, quotes, and tweets from Commencement 2017

May 8, 2017

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...

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Ford School alumna Annie Maxwell to receive U-M Bicentennial Alumni Award

Mar 28, 2017

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...

Annie Maxwell: A lifetime of engagement image

Farley in Michigan Daily op-ed: Recognizing U-M diversity during upcoming bicentennial

Oct 31, 2016

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,...

Paul Courant to organize bicentennial colloquium on the social compact with universities

Jan 29, 2016

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...

President's Bicentennial Colloquium: The evolving bargain between research universities and society

Jun 26, 2017, 1:30-3:30 pm EDT

New Venue: Hill Auditorium

The leaders of many of the most prestigious universities in the world will convene during the bicentennial year to discuss and debate the public mission - and the public's support - of research universities.