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RE: University of Michigan Spring Commencement 1987, WXYZ-TV, WDIV-TV

Three news reports (WXYZ, WDIV, News 4 Nightbeat) about the controversy surrounding Mike Wallace giving the University of Michigan commencement address. Reports on the United Coalition Against Racism…

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University of Michigan Winter Commencement, 2001

UM President: Lee Bollinger. Location: Crisler Arena. The Men's Glee Club performs. Honorary degrees awarded. Commencement address given by Charles M. Baxter (author, poet, UM Adjunct Professor…

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University of Michigan Winter Commencement, 2000, "The Need to Know"

UM President: Lee Bollinger. Location: Crisler Arena. The Men's Glee Club performs. Honorary degrees awarded. Commencement address given by Elmore Leonard.

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University of Michigan Spring Commencement, 1999, "Commitment to the Future"

UM President: Lee Bollinger. Location: Michigan Stadium. Honorary degress awarded. Commencement address by Kofi Annan (Secretary General of the United Nations).

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"Past is Prologue" University of Michigan Winter Commencement

UM President: Lee Bollinger. Robert Hayden poem is read. Women's Glee Club performs. Honorary degrees are awarded. Commencement address given by filmmaker/historian Ken Burns.

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First of May with the First Lady, University of Michigan Spring Commencement 1993

UM President: James Duderstadt. Honorary degrees are awarded. Commencement address given by Hillary Clinton.

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Hail to the Victors, Hail to the Chief: Highlights from the 1991, University of Michigan Spring Commencement, 1991

Location: Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. UM President: James Duderstadt. Governor John Engler Speaks. Honorary degrees are awarded. Commencement address by George H.W. Bush.

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Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson gives a talk on affirmative action, diversity, and social justice at the U of M Hill Auditorium.

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"Another Ann Arbor": Stevie Wonder Day in Saginaw. Guest: Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder returns to his hometown of Saginaw, Michigan, for a performance. Includes footage of the performance and a press conference with Stevie Wonder.

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"Another Ann Arbor": Life story. Guests: Dr. Alexa Canady (first Black neurosurgeon) and Dr. William Pickard (Michigan entrepreneur)

Host Denise Harvey interviews Dr. Alexa Canady, the first Black female neurosurgeon in the United States, and Dr. William Pickard, Michigan entrepreneur. Dr. Canady was the recipient of the Leonard…

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"Another Ann Arbor": University of Michigan "Women of Color Task Force". Guests: Denise White and Monica Johnson

Host Denise Harvey interviews Denise L. White, an Employment Representative at the University of Michigan Medical Center, and Monica S. Johnson, Administrative Assistant at PCMA on the University of…

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"Another Ann Arbor": West Indian Writers. Guest: Brenda Flanagan, Author, Instructor at University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University.

Host Denise Harvey interviews Brenda Flanagan, award-winning author from Trinidad and associate professor of English at Eastern Michigan University, to discuss Flanagan's literary achievements…

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"Another Ann Arbor": Gifted African American students in chemistry. Guest: Dr. B.J. Evans, Prof. of Chemistry, University of Michigan

Host Denise Harvey interviews Dr. Billy Joe Evans and Alexander Chimbayo on the topic of gifted African American students in chemistry. Dr. Evans was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of…

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Jesse Jackson at Hill Auditorium

A special presentation of Reverend Jesse Jackson's visit to the University of Michigan, taped live at Hill Auditorium, with introduction by host Carole Gibson. The negotiated aggreement between…

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University of Michigan Comprehensive Studies Program mentorship program

The Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) is an academic unit within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts that offers a variety of academic support services, including the Summer Bridge…

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Michigan Video Yearbook: In Motion

A 1985 Michigan Video Yearbook of students and faculty on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus. Includes footage of graduation, class lectures, university sports, student performances, and…

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