IHP Updates

The Communities in Conversation Symposium, set for May 21, will allow participants to work together to re-envision and re-connect archival collections to communities in engaging and ethical ways.

The fifth installment in our series of IHP Dispatches is written by the Indigenous Advisory Board for Restoring Native Voice at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, a project funded by an IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant. The board shares the story behind the project and the guidance, presence, and stewardship that made project activities possible.

The Inclusive History Project is seeking co-directors of research for the Dearborn and Flint campuses for the 2026-27 academic year. The co-directors will help lead the historical research activities of the IHP and contribute to efforts to engage these campuses and their neighboring communities in the IHP's work. These are one-year administrative appointments at 0.50 FTE open to tenured and tenure-track faculty members on the Dearborn and Flint campuses. Applications are due by May 5, 2026.

In our fourth installment in our series of IHP Dispatches, Alyssa Paredes recounts a trip the team from the ReConnect/ReCollect: Reparative Connections to Philippine Collections at the University of Michigan project made to the southern Philippines in July 2025.

A free University of Michigan symposium in May will bring together archivists and community members to examine how historical collections can better serve the people they document.

The 2026 Inclusive History Project Summit held at University of Michigan-Flint brought together students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members for a day centered on two difficult but necessary questions: How can and should the University of Michigan confront its institution’s histories of inclusion and exclusion across its three campuses, and how do we ensure repair goes beyond simple acknowledgment?

Hosted by the Bentley Historical Library’s Making Michigan series, the Inclusive History Project Team shared their discoveries, future plans and ongoing struggle to make Hill a more inclusive space in “A Place for Politics, Protest, & Performance: Exploring the Hidden Histories of Hill Auditorium.”

The Michigan Muslim Student Association shared documentation of its 74-year legacy through a historical research project titled, "The History of the Muslim Student Association and its Contributions to the University of Michigan," during a lecture held on February 12, 2026. The project was supported by a 2024 IHP Research & Engagement Fund grant.