The Inclusive History Project

Professor Karla Goldman, co-PI of the IHP’s project site Outsiders, Insiders, Radicals, and Reformers: A History of Jews at the University of Michigan, will discuss the status of Jewish students at Michigan during the 1920s and how President C.C. Little, well known as a eugenicist, actually resisted some of the racist and antisemitic assumptions of his time. His tenure illustrates the long and complicated history of inclusion and exclusion at U-M and in American higher education.

James Earl Jones’ narration of the opening video at Michigan football games brings his pride in his alma mater to life. But looking back at his undergraduate experiences is a reminder of often-contradictory moments of exclusion and inclusion at universities like Michigan over the past 80 years. Read more from Dr. Lorena Chambers, IHP Postdoctoral Fellow, in TIME’s Made by History.

The Inclusive History Project, U-M’s multifaceted initiative to study, document and better understand the university’s history with respect to diversity, equity and inclusion, is expanding its efforts with new research and engagement opportunities this fall.

The University of Michigan-Flint will host its fourth annual Wolverine Homecoming with events that harken back to the university's oldest traditions while promising a vibrant future.

The 2024 Inclusive History Project Student Org Poster Competition invited UM-Flint student organizations to document and share their organization’s history.

UM-Dearborn looks to the past and present in a multiyear initiative to build a more inclusive and representative future.