The Making of University of Michigan History

Harlan Hatcher named UM President...

Harlan Henthorne Hatcher, a former dean and English professor at Ohio State University, was inaugurated as the university's 10th president, succeeding Alexander Ruthven. Hatchers's 17 year tenure saw dramatic expansion in enrollment and the physical campus. Student population grew from 23,000 to 41,000. Acquisition and development of the north campus began, and the Flint and Dearborn campuses were opened. Controversies over the firing of two faculty members during the McCarthy era and the rise of student activism also marked Hatchers' years.

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Photo Source: President Harlan Hatcher; Harlan H. Hatcher Papers, Box 66, Portraits