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The most notable is the P.U.M.P.K.I.N. Society, a secret group that rewards contributions to the university and which was founded before 1970; [100] [101] and the Society of the Purple Shadows, founded 1963, who are only seen in public in purple robes and hoods and who seek to "safeguard vigilantly the University traditions".
The Order of Angell, known for decades as Michigamua, was a senior honorary society recognizing student leaders and outstanding athletes at the University of Michigan. [1] For most of its history, its practices reflected images of Native Americans drawn from Euro-American popular culture.
University of Michigan: Outstanding humanitarians whose actions on behalf of the defenseless and oppressed reflect the heroic commitment and sacrifice of Raoul Wallenberg [64] William E. Harmon Foundation Award for Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes: William E. Harmon Foundation
The University of Michigan (U-M, UMich, or Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Michigan is one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American ...
The 2021 Michiganensian included a statement from the editorial board criticizing the University of Michigan administration and President Mark Schlissel for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and standing in solidarity with marginalized populations and student activists on campus in the wake of the George Floyd protests. [10]
The society presents the Beta Phi Mu Award to a library school faculty member or an individual for distinguished service to education for librarianship. The first award was made in 1954 to Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness , dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science Department from 1940 to 1964.
Carolyn Beatrice Parker was born in Gainesville, Florida, on November 18, 1917. [2] Her father, Julius A. Parker, known for being one of the first black doctors in the Alachua County, was a successful physician and pharmacist who graduated from Meharry Medical College, the first medical school in the South for African-Americans.
The following is a list of University of Michigan alumni. There are more than 640,000 living alumni of the University of Michigan in 180 countries across the globe. [1] Notable alumni include computer scientist and entrepreneur Larry Page, actor James Earl Jones, and President of the United States Gerald Ford