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Chicanas Changing History: The First 100 Symposium, 2025

Events

Upcoming Events

IHP events offer opportunities to engage with the project’s central questions about where the university has been and where it must go.

Through our programming, participants can learn about research findings, hear project updates, share thoughts and ideas, and find ways to participate in the project. The IHP also co-sponsors events that advance the project’s mission with a number of partners across the university.

We hope you will both join us at an upcoming event and take a look at our archive of past events below.

Aerial view of the Ann Arbor central campus, showing the Bell Tower, the Michigan League, and the Rackham Building.
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Ann Arbor campus, 1946
Exhibition
Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint
  • Mar. 31, 2026 - Aug. 02, 2026
  • Time Varies (see details)
  • In-Person

Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint

"Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint" explores how UM-Flint’s downtown campus was shaped by urban renewal efforts that displaced predominantly Black neighborhoods in the name of redevelopment. The exhibition examines the tensions between civic ambition and community impact, asking visitors to consider who holds power in shaping a city’s future.

Past Events

Past events offer the opportunity to learn about the IHP’s work and its plans for what comes next.

Whenever possible, the IHP records its events to make them available to future viewers.

Information about previous IHP events, from our first symposium in February 2023 to our most recent programming, can be found below.

Flint graduates walk across the Michigan Stadium field in Ann Arbor.
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UM-Flint 1958 Graduation
Related Event
Film Screening for Best in Class at Ann Arbor Black Film Festival
  • Jun. 06, 2026
  • In-Person

Film Screening for Best in Class at Ann Arbor Black Film Festival

The newest documentary from the Inclusive Storytelling Hub, Best In Class: Blenda J. Wilson, Jon Onye Lockard, and the Portrait that Connected Them, was screened at this year's Ann Arbor Black Film Festival!
Symposium
Communities in Conversation: Towards Community-Based Shared Stewardship in Michigan Archives Symposium
  • May. 21, 2026
  • In-Person & Virtual

Communities in Conversation: Towards Community-Based Shared Stewardship in Michigan Archives Symposium

Participants joined us for the Communities in Conversation: Towards Community-Based Shared Stewardship in Michigan Archives Symposium as we worked together to re-envision and re-connect collections to communities in engaging and ethical ways.
Related Event
Inside the Local Music Community
  • Apr. 14, 2026
  • In-Person & Virtual

Inside the Local Music Community

Come join musicians Laura McAndrew, Sara Tea, and Kyler Wilkins alongside media members Daniel Long and Lori Stratton in a rare conversation about the joys, challenges, and future of the Ann Arbor-area music scene. This event also features students from Dr. Garrett Schumann's Inside the Local Music Community course, who will deliver a short presentation about the class, its recent partnership with the IHP, and their work this term attending and reviewing concerts as well as interacting with figures in the local music community. The Inside the Local Music Community course received an IHP Teaching Fund grant in 2025.
Event
DJ set by Sicangu Lakota multi-genre music artist Frank Waln
  • Apr. 11, 2026
  • In-Person

DJ set by Sicangu Lakota multi-genre music artist Frank Waln

At the Living with Treaties Conference

Attendees joined us for a DJ set by award-winning Sicangu Lakota multi-genre music artist, educator, and storyteller Frank Waln. Blending hip-hop, experimental sound, and Indigenous musical traditions, Waln’s work creates a dynamic sonic space that invites audiences to listen, reflect, and connect with the histories and experiences that shape Native communities today. This event was part of the as part of the Community Connections Forum at the Living with Treaties Conference.
Related Event
Solidarity Stories: A Panel Discussion of Past Asian American Activists and Organizers at U-M
  • Apr. 11, 2026
  • In-Person & Virtual

Solidarity Stories: A Panel Discussion of Past Asian American Activists and Organizers at U-M

UAAO hosted a panel discussion exploring Asian American activism at U-M across time. The panel featured four former students who organized at U-M in the 2010s and 2020s. This event doubled as the physical release of UAAO's "Zine Ed. 8: Solidarity Stories," which contained excerpts from seven oral histories of Asian American activists and organizers from the 1970s-2020s. This event was supported by a 2026 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.
Conference / Symposium
Living with Treaties: The 1817 Project, the University of Michigan, and the Western Expansion of the United States Conference
  • Apr. 09, 2026-Apr. 11, 2026
  • In-Person & Virtual

Living with Treaties: The 1817 Project, the University of Michigan, and the Western Expansion of the United States Conference

This three-day conference brought together members of Anishinaabe Tribal communities; U-M faculty, staff, and students; K-12 educators; scholars; tribal historians; and community activists for roundtable discussions, panels, and workshops to explore the role of treaties in the development of both the University of Michigan and the state of Michigan, while considering how their effects continue to resonate today for an Indigenous present and future.
Related Event
Sankofa: Honoring the Past to Strengthen Future Democracy
  • Apr. 01, 2026
  • In-Person

Sankofa: Honoring the Past to Strengthen Future Democracy

SCOR 2026 Social Justice Symposium

This symposium explored a central question: How can university communities draw upon their histories of activism, advocacy, and democratic participation to build a more equitable and inclusive future? Attendees joined for a combination of panel discussions, flash talks, and interactive workshops that created space to reflect on how movements for racial and social justice have shaped higher education and to envision new strategies for democratic engagement today. This event was supported by a 2026 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.
Performance
Spoken Word by Flint-based, Poet, and Activist Shea Phire Cobb
  • Mar. 27, 2026
  • In-Person

Spoken Word by Flint-based, Poet, and Activist Shea Phire Cobb

At the Inclusive History Project Summit

This spoken word performance featured Shea Phire Cobb, a poet, activist, mother, musician, and Flint-native, whose work reflects deep connections to community and justice. This event was part of the 2026 Inclusive History Project Summit.
Discussion
Belonging Interactive Photo Mural by the Student Advisory Committee
  • Mar. 27, 2026
  • In-Person

Belonging Interactive Photo Mural by the Student Advisory Committee

At the Inclusive History Project Summit

The Belonging Interactive Photo Mural invited participants to make their mark and help ensure that our collective history reflects all of us. Hosted by the Student Advisory Committee, this interactive installation celebrated the diverse experiences and perspectives that shape our campus community. The installation was part of the 2026 Inclusive History Project Summit.
Workshop
From Protest to Pride: Button-Making as Storytelling Hands-on Workshop
  • Mar. 27, 2026
  • In-Person

From Protest to Pride: Button-Making as Storytelling Hands-on Workshop

At the Inclusive History Project Summit

Attendees dropped in for Flint-based artist and educator My Proulx’s button-making workshop, which connected personal storytelling to the history of buttons as tools for communication, activism, and community identity. Participants explored how wearable designs carried powerful messages—from civil rights campaigns to school pride—and created their own buttons inspired by inclusive history, space, place, and self. This event was part of the 2026 Inclusive History Project Summit.
Event
Wolverine Stories Video Booth
  • Mar. 27, 2026
  • In-Person

Wolverine Stories Video Booth

At the Inclusive History Project Summit

IHP Summit attendees stepped into the Wolverine Stories Video Booth to share their personal story about their time at the University of Michigan.
Summit
Inclusive History Project Summit 2026
  • Mar. 27, 2026
  • In-Person

Inclusive History Project Summit 2026

Participants joined us at UM-Flint for the Inclusive History Project Summit 2026! This annual convening highlighted the IHP’s ongoing research, engagement efforts, and teaching across all three campuses.
Related Event
Many Voices, One Community: Oral Histories of Black Life at Michigan Law
  • Mar. 20, 2026
  • In-Person

Many Voices, One Community: Oral Histories of Black Life at Michigan Law

As part of the university’s efforts to create a more inclusive history, a panel of alumni offered reflections on their time at Michigan Law, the impact it’s had on their careers, and guidance for today’s students. This event was supported by a 2025 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.
Public Installation
Enaajimang ‘What the Story is’ Banner and Poster Project
  • Mar. 16, 2026-Apr. 20, 2026
  • In-Person

Enaajimang ‘What the Story is’ Banner and Poster Project

The Enaajimang “What the Story Is” project features banners and posters on view across North and Central Campus to raise awareness of Article 16 of the 1817 Treaty of the Foot of the Rapids, commonly called the Treaty of Fort Meigs. The project includes one of the first Anishinaabemowin translations of Article 16 alongside traditional Ojibwe designs.  
Related Event
Making Michigan Lecture: A Place for Politics, Protest, & Performance: Exploring the Hidden Histories of Hill Auditorium
  • Feb. 19, 2026
  • In-Person & Virtual

Making Michigan Lecture: A Place for Politics, Protest, & Performance: Exploring the Hidden Histories of Hill Auditorium

At this Making Michigan lecture, the IHP's Hill Auditorium research team discussed their discoveries, future plans, and the ongoing struggle to make Hill truly an auditorium “For Everyone.”
Exhibition
Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint
  • Feb. 19, 2026-Mar. 27, 2026
  • In-Person

Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint

"Blueprints of Power: The University and Urban Renewal in Flint" explores how UM-Flint’s downtown campus was shaped by urban renewal efforts that displaced predominantly Black neighborhoods in the name of redevelopment. The exhibition examines the tensions between civic ambition and community impact, asking visitors to consider who holds power in shaping a city’s future.
Related Event
Building Community and Change: A History of the Muslim Students’ Association at U-M
  • Feb. 12, 2026
  • In-Person

Building Community and Change: A History of the Muslim Students’ Association at U-M

This event featured a historical research project documenting the Muslim Students’ Association’s six-decade legacy at the University of Michigan. The program highlighted key moments, challenges, and achievements that shaped the MSA and its impact on campus life. A panel of MSA alumni and past leaders reflected on their experiences, followed by a showcase of archival materials gathered through the project from the Bentley Historical Library, Joseph A. Labadie Collection, and MSA community members. This Ann Arbor campus event was supported by a 2024 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.
Film Premiere & Panel Discussion
Film Premiere and Panel Discussion for Best in Class
  • Feb. 11, 2026
  • In-Person

Film Premiere and Panel Discussion for Best in Class

Blenda J. Wilson, Jon Onye Lockard, and the Portrait that Connected Them

Attendees joined us for the premiere of Best in Class: Blenda J. Wilson, Jon Onye Lockard, and the Portrait that Connected Them, a short documentary exploring the story of UM-Dearborn Chancellor Blenda J. Wilson—the first and only Black woman to lead a campus of the University of Michigan—and her official portrait by acclaimed U-M artist Jon Onye Lockard, which was on view during the event. A panel discussion and reception followed the screening.
Related Event
From Acorn to Oak: An Artist Talk with Jamie John
  • Feb. 06, 2026
  • In-Person

From Acorn to Oak: An Artist Talk with Jamie John

Artist Jamie John, creator of the "From Acorn to Oak" mural at the Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) on the Dearborn campus, shared insights into their artistic journey and creative process, exploring themes inspired by nature and their indigenous roots at this special event. This program was funded through an IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant project, “Restoring Native Voice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn,” a partnership between the university, the EIC, and local Indigenous experts.
Event
The Origins of UM-Flint’s Student Support Services Centers Project Spotlight Presentations
  • Dec. 02, 2025
  • In-Person

The Origins of UM-Flint’s Student Support Services Centers Project Spotlight Presentations

At this event, researchers working on The Origins of UM-Flint’s Student Support Services Centers project site shared new research on the histories and impact of five student support centers on campus. The event highlighted how these centers were created, the communities they serve, and how they have shaped student experiences over time.
Panel
Women’s Liberation at the University of Michigan, 1968-72 Panel Discussion
  • Nov. 12, 2025
  • In-Person

Women’s Liberation at the University of Michigan, 1968-72 Panel Discussion

Jewish and Other Identities in the Emergence of a Movement

Attendees joined us for a panel discussion and Q&A with pioneering activists Gayle Rubin, Rayna Rapp, Ellen Meeropol, Beth Schneider, and Joanne Parrent. Together, they reflected on the rise of feminist consciousness and activism at U-M and in Ann Arbor from 1968–1972, exploring the central role of Jewish and other identities in shaping the movement.
Related Event
Exhibition Opening Reception “Visual History of the Unions”
  • Nov. 06, 2025
  • In-Person

Exhibition Opening Reception “Visual History of the Unions”

The opening reception of "Visual History of the Unions," an exhibition featuring new work by Stamps School of Art & Design alumni and students (classes of 1982–2026), highlighted overlooked stories of activism, identity, and transformation that impacted campus communities. The "Visual History of the Unions" exhibition is supported by a 2024 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.
Exhibition
“Visual History of the Unions” Exhibition
  • Nov. 06, 2025-Dec. 17, 2025
  • In-Person

“Visual History of the Unions” Exhibition

The "Visual History of the Unions" exhibition explored hidden histories of the Michigan Union and Michigan League through powerful new artworks created by U-M Stamps School of Art & Design students and alumni. The exhibition was supported by a 2024 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.
Conference / Symposium
Balikan: Shared Stewardship & Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections Symposium
  • Oct. 24, 2025-Oct. 25, 2025
  • In-Person

Balikan: Shared Stewardship & Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections Symposium

Scholars, archivists, cultural heritage workers, and community activists from across the globe joined together for a symposium that explored the question: What are the current and future directions of shared stewardship of Philippine colonial collections?
Listening Session & Discussion
Oral Histories in Context: A Discussion of the Chancellor Blenda J. Wilson Interview
  • Oct. 06, 2025
  • In-Person

Oral Histories in Context: A Discussion of the Chancellor Blenda J. Wilson Interview

Attendees discovered the legacy of Chancellor Blenda J. Wilson in a listening session featuring her restored archival interview, reflections from students and project staff, and a sneak peek at a forthcoming documentary on her life and time at UM-Dearborn.
Tabling
IHP at Wolverine Welcome Day – Go Blue Bash
  • Aug. 26, 2025
  • In-Person

IHP at Wolverine Welcome Day – Go Blue Bash

The IHP Team tabled at Wolverine Welcome Day - Go Blue Bash at UM-Dearborn to share information about student opportunities and ways to get involved during the academic year. IHP staff were available to answer questions and share details about upcoming projects and programs.
Tabling
IHP at Festifall North
  • Aug. 25, 2025
  • In-Person

IHP at Festifall North

Visitors stopped by the IHP table at Festifall North (UM-Ann Arbor) to meet our team, pick up newly designed IHP stickers and giveaways, and learn about ways to get involved. Staff were on hand to answer questions, share updates on current projects and research, and highlight opportunities for student engagement throughout the year.
Co-sponsored event
Researching Black U-M Alums
  • May. 08, 2025
  • In-Person

Researching Black U-M Alums

Attendees joined Beverly Willis and Jean Winborn for a talk about how the public and researchers can use a one-of-a-kind database of rich information about U-M’s Black students from 1853-1980. This event is associated the African American Student Project, an IHP project site. 
Related Event
Making Michigan Lecture: The 1817 Project: U-M’s Origins, Indigenous Lands, and Institutional (In)Action
  • Apr. 10, 2025
  • In-Person & Virtual

Making Michigan Lecture: The 1817 Project: U-M’s Origins, Indigenous Lands, and Institutional (In)Action

The 1817 Project research team presented four snapshots of their research into U-M's complex history with Michigan’s Native American communities. Spanning over 200 years, these snapshots ranged from a re-examination of U-M’s origins to a 1971 lawsuit claiming U-M had broken the treaty and a study of broader patterns of Native American student enrollment.
Event
“Uncovering: History of the Black Student Union” Film Premiere
  • Apr. 04, 2025
  • In-Person

“Uncovering: History of the Black Student Union” Film Premiere

Film Screening, Panel Discussion, and Afterparty at the Inclusive History Project Summit

The premiere of Uncovering: History of the Black Student Union, a short documentary, directed and produced by Sydney McKinney-Williams, explored the origins and evolution of the Black Student Union at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. The screening was followed by a panel discussion featuring individuals who appeared in the film.
Workshop
Our Records, Our Selves: How to Save Your History Archiving Workshop
  • Apr. 04, 2025
  • In-Person

Our Records, Our Selves: How to Save Your History Archiving Workshop

At the Inclusive History Project Summit

Led by archivists from UM-Ann Arbor, UM-Flint, and UM-Dearborn, this hands-on archiving workshop shared techniques for caring for physical and digital records. Participants learned practical skills around organizing and storage while exploring how archives protect identity, rights, and collective memory.
Event
Wolverine Stories Video Booth
  • Apr. 04, 2025
  • In-Person

Wolverine Stories Video Booth

At the Inclusive History Project Summit

U-M community members stepped into the Wolverine Stories Video Booth to tell their stories about the University of Michigan.
Summit
Inclusive History Project Summit
  • Apr. 04, 2025
  • In-Person

Inclusive History Project Summit

The IHP Summit explored histories of inclusion and exclusion at the University of Michigan. Participants engaged in dialogue about the work of inclusive history; attended a hands-on archiving workshop; learned about research, engagement, and teaching taking place across the three campuses; and viewed student-led projects.
Event
Come to Ann Arbor and Taste the World!
  • Apr. 02, 2025
  • In-Person

Come to Ann Arbor and Taste the World!

Three Jewish Food Writers on Their Time as U-M Students in the 1960s and 70s with Ruth Reichl, Joan Nathan, and Ari Weinzweig

World-renowned food writers and U-M alumni discussed the rich cultural encounters they experienced as students in Ann Arbor and shared how their time at U-M shaped their career trajectories. The conversation explored how food and identity are tied together and how those ties have been experienced and explored by our special guests as students and in their careers.
Co-sponsored event
Jews, the Academy, and Antisemitism: How and What Should We Study?
  • Mar. 17, 2025
  • In-Person

Jews, the Academy, and Antisemitism: How and What Should We Study?

Guest Lecture by Riv-Ellen Prell (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)

This lecture is associated with the IHP project site Outsiders, Insiders, Radicals, and Reformers: A History of Jews at the University of Michigan.
Symposium
Chicanas Changing History: The First 100 Symposium
  • Feb. 20, 2025-Feb. 21, 2025
  • In-Person

Chicanas Changing History: The First 100 Symposium

This two-day symposium explored how Chicana historians have transformed the way we do and understand history, as well as who is included in U.S. history.
Related Event
Making Michigan Lecture: Admissions Quotas and President C.C. Little: Jewish Inclusion and Exclusion at U-M in the 1920s
  • Nov. 14, 2024
  • In-Person & Virtual

Making Michigan Lecture: Admissions Quotas and President C.C. Little: Jewish Inclusion and Exclusion at U-M in the 1920s

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, discussed 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.
Event
IHP Teaching Fund Virtual Information Session
  • Oct. 18, 2024
  • Virtual

IHP Teaching Fund Virtual Information Session

The Inclusive History Project hosted a virtual information session about the IHP Teaching Fund. Participants learned how to prepare an application and work with the campus archives at U-M. In addition to IHP staff, librarians and archivists from each of the three campuses delivered presentations.
Event
UM-Flint Students of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Mixer
  • Sep. 13, 2024
  • In-Person

UM-Flint Students of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Mixer

Current, past, and future UM-Flint students mixed it up at this special homecoming event.
Event
Exhibition Opening Reception
  • Sep. 05, 2024
  • In-Person

Exhibition Opening Reception

In Search of Memories: Exploring the Archival Gaps between Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

The IHP hosted an opening reception for “In Search of Memories: Exploring the Archival Gaps between Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow,” an interactive photography exhibition about memory, archives, and the power of stories.
Exhibition
In Search of Memories
  • Sep. 05, 2024-Sep. 17, 2024
  • In-Person

In Search of Memories

Exploring the Archival Gaps between Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

This exhibition asked past and present UM-Flint+ community members to tell their stories and help fill gaps that exist in the archives.
Symposium
IHP-EIHS Symposium
  • Apr. 19, 2024
  • In-person & Virtual

IHP-EIHS Symposium

Approaches to Oral History and the Work of Inclusive History

Drawing on the perspectives of three scholars in different fields, this symposium explored the potential uses of oral history work for projects that are public facing, DEI-centered, and explicitly reparative. How does the practice of oral history change the ways we think about our audiences, our work with community partners, our research, and the potential impacts of our scholarship?
Event
Inclusive History Project Showcase
  • Mar. 19, 2024
  • In-Person & Virtual

Inclusive History Project Showcase

At the conclusion of the academic year 2023-2024, the IHP hosted a showcase that shared its progress to date and featured leaders of existing projects on the university’s past.
Co-sponsored event
Free to Speak!
  • Nov. 30, 2023-Dec. 01, 2023
  • In-person

Free to Speak!

A Convening on Art, Slavery, and Reconciliation

The University of Michigan’s Museum of Art presented “Free To Speak!,” a celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory that served as the culminating events of the powerful exhibit Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina. The convening featured contemporary artists Theaster Gates and Adebunmi Gbadebo, National Book Award winning poet Nikky Finney, and social justice curator Monica O. Montgomery. Part storytelling, part scholarly convening, “Free To Speak!” focused on uplifting artistic practice, celebrating diverse perspectives, and inspiring institutions to repair racial injustices.
Co-sponsored event
Beyond the Firsts
  • Oct. 12, 2023
  • In-person & Virtual

Beyond the Firsts

Celebrating the African American Student Project | Charles H. Wright Museum

This event celebrating the Bentley Historical Library’s African American Student Project featured musical performances and a panel of African American alumni who shared their lived experiences at the university.
Event
Inclusive History Project Community Forums
  • Apr. 06, 2023-Apr. 18, 2023
  • In-person & Virtual

Inclusive History Project Community Forums

Near the conclusion of the winter 2023 term, the IHP hosted in-person forums on each of the university’s three campuses and a virtual forum open to all campuses. The forums provided participants with an opportunity to learn about the IHP and share feedback through small group discussions.
Symposium
Confronting an Institution’s Pasts
  • Feb. 10, 2023
  • In-Person & Virtual

Confronting an Institution’s Pasts

Inclusive History Project + Eisenberg Institute
for Historical Studies Symposium

Over the past twenty years, scores of universities have committed themselves to uncovering and reckoning with their ties to slavery as well as broader histories of exclusion and discrimination at their institutions.