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Combatting Sexual Abuse and Assault by Teaching Respect
Good parenting, in combination with a strong ethical foundation, led a young Marvin Parnes to take on the problem of sexual assault on Michigan’s campus. [more]
Keeping the Wheels Spinning
Chris Savoie has been fitting kids into wheelchairs for U-M’s Wheelchair Seating Services since 1999, and he says he sees the work differently than most. [more]
Secretary and Screenwriter
At age 48, while working as a top university administrator, Shirley Smith wrote a story in which a scientist discovers a formula to make wood-repellent baseballs. The story was adapted as a screenplay for the Oscar-nominated film “It Happens Every Spring." [more]
Power to the People
When the University of Michigan moved from its original location in Detroit to its “new” home in Ann Arbor in 1837, construction of the U-M’s first campus buildings began. The [more]
Fifteen Family Members and 300 Years of Making Blue Go
More than 15 members of the Williams family have served the university for decades, in Building Services, Facilities and Operations, LSA, and more. “They clearly exemplify ‘The Michigan Difference,'” said [more]
Michigan’s Wartime Hospital
As the Second World War intensified, millions of Americans were called for service in both Europe and the Pacific. Swept up along with these soldiers were the men and women of the University of Michigan’s medical unit, the 298th General Hospital. [more]
On the Front Line Against Poverty
Ismael Ahmed, made his dreams come true, against the odds. “My dad was a peddler. My stepfather was a factory worker, an auto worker, as was my grandfather. I come [more]
A Loving Legacy of Stewardship
Loyalty, protectiveness, and pride in the connection to the university, the community and, most of all, to family—these values come across resoundingly in conversations with brother and sister, Tim Kennedy and Peggy Sheagren, reminiscing about their late father, Richard “Dick” Kennedy. [more]
Climbing the Mountain Together
Jim Toy is modest and daring all at once. He may be best known as the first man in Michigan to publicly announce he was gay, at a 1970 anti-war rally in Detroit. He has also worked tirelessly for more than 40 years advocating for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and others. [more]
Poet, Teacher, Adventurer and Photographer
A love of adventure, nature and photography brought George Swain to Ann Arbor in 1900. That was just the beginning of his journey. [more]
