The Bentley Historical Library’s series of talks exploring the history of the University of Michigan will resume again in fall 2021. 

In the meantime, please contact Gary Krenz with any questions at gdkrenz@umich.edu or 734.764.3639, or watch one of our previous lectures below.

The Boundaries of Pluralism: The World of the University of Michigan’s Jewish Students from 1897 – 1945 with Andrei Markovits and Kenneth Garner

Radical Roots, Contested Place: African American and African Studies at U-M with Stephen Ward

Anti-Fascism at U-M: Defending Democracy During the Spanish Civil War with Juli Highfill

Constructing Gender: The Origins of the Michigan League and Michigan Union with Nancy Bartlett and Sarah McLusky

Campus Chords: Devotional Harmonies and the Dissonance of Difference in the University of Michigan’s Songbook with Mark Clague

Pathways to Greatness: How the University of Michigan Became a World-Class University…and What it Cost with Terry McDonald