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Since 2008, the University of Michigan has offered a bachelor's degree in Informatics. [3] Informatics is housed in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in cooperation with the College of Engineering and the School of Information and gives students a solid grounding in information systems, statistics, mathematics and computer programming. [4]
Margaret L. Hedstrom is an American archivist who is the Robert M. Warner Collegiate Professor of Information at the University of Michigan School of Information.She has contributed to the field of digital preservation, archives, and electronic records management and holds a doctorate in history from the University of Wisconsin.
Nicole Ellison is the Karl E Weick Collegiate professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. She is best known for her research in the fields of computer-mediated communication, social media, and social networking sites. Her research has been cited over 83,000 times according to Google Scholar. [1]
The first iSchools Caucus was formed in 1988 by Syracuse, [1] Pittsburgh, and Drexel and was called the Gang of Three (sometimes gang of four with Rutgers). [2] [3] Syracuse renamed the School of Library Science as the School of Information Studies in 1974, and is considered as the first “iSchool” in history.
The University of Michigan traces its origins to August 26, 1817, [1] when it was established in the Territory of Michigan as the Catholepistemiad or University of Michigania through a legislative act signed by acting governor and secretary William Woodbridge, chief justice Augustus B. Woodward, and judge John Griffin.
Cliff Lampe was born in Michigan and attended Kalamazoo College for his undergraduate studies. [4] He received a PhD at the University of Michigan in 2006 in the School of Information where he was advised by Paul Resnick. His thesis examined the effects of comment ratings on site participation on the website Slashdot. [1]
A different kind of traveler. In those first years of the brand new Michigan Central Station, many African Americans were coming to Detroit, drawn by Henry Ford's offer of $5 a day in 1914.
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.