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University of Michigan is a former featured article. Please see the links under Article milestones below for its original nomination page (for older articles, check the nomination archive) and why it was removed.

This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on January 11, 2006.

Article milestones
Date	Process	Result
September 17, 2005	Peer review	Reviewed
November 18, 2005	Featured article candidate	Promoted
January 20, 2006	Featured article review	Kept
January 16, 2021	Featured article review	Demoted
Current status: Former featured article

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Section sizes

Section size for University of Michigan (69 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	7,527	7,527
History	60	61,083
The Catholepistemiad (1817–1821)	6,157	6,157
Early years (1837–1851)	8,228	8,228
1851 to 1900	16,390	16,390
1900 to 1950	7,866	7,866
1950 to present	15,410	15,410
Historical links	6,972	6,972
Campus	17,152	34,373
Central Campus Historic District	10,807	10,807
North Campus	3,541	3,541
Ross Athletic Campus	2,873	2,873
Organization and administration	39	25,118
Governance	7,013	13,274
Student government	6,261	6,261
Finances	3,830	6,451
Endowment	2,621	2,621
Schools and colleges	5,354	5,354
Academics	15	61,323
Admissions	18	21,453
Undergraduate	10,862	10,862
Graduate	2,534	2,534
History of admissions policies	5,229	5,229
Affirmative action	2,810	2,810
Undergraduate graduation and retention	595	595
Majors and programs	2,794	2,794
Employability	6,922	6,922
Libraries and publications	2,610	2,610
Reputation and rankings	2,476	26,934
National rankings	13,123	13,123
World rankings	11,335	11,335
Research	11,830	26,038
Discoveries and innovation	34	6,268
Natural science	942	942
Computer & applied sciences	2,188	2,188
Medical science	1,160	1,160
Social science	1,944	1,944
Research infrastructures	5,208	5,208
Collaborations and networks	2,732	2,732
Student life	18	33,685
Student body	5,537	5,537
Residential life	2,431	2,431
Groups and activities	11,850	17,973
Fraternities and sororities	3,467	3,467
Collegiate secret societies	2,656	2,656
Media and publications	1,540	1,540
Safety	6,186	6,186
Athletics	3,231	17,958
Venues	2,809	2,809
Fight songs and chants	3,992	3,992
Accomplishments	7,926	7,926
Museums	4,023	4,023
Notable people	22	51,788
Benefactors	3,567	3,567
Faculty and staff	5,436	5,436
Alumni	2,188	42,763
Government and law	12,224	12,224
Engineering and technology	2,188	2,188
Business	17,040	17,040
Authors and journalists	1,869	1,869
Music and entertainment	684	684
Film and television	1,345	1,345
Sports	2,721	2,721
Activists and humanitarians	1,526	1,526
Exploration	978	978
Notes	24	24
References	28	3,617
Sources	3,589	3,589
External links	1,973	1,973
Total	328,530	328,530

Michigan's link to the Prussian system of education

Can anyone verify whether the claim in a previous version of this article seen here, that Michigan "was the first U.S. modern university based on the European model" is true? The claim was uncited, so I removed it, however it seems like it was probably taken from the Prussian education system article itself, which speaks about Michigan in the United States section. The source provided there was in German, so I couldn't verify it's relevance for this article myself, and I found very few mentions of this in English sources. Regardless of the validity of the claim, I don't think it's really needed in the introduction, especially as the second sentence of the article, but if anyone here is an expert on the history of education in the United States and would like to weigh in on this, would be interested in more input. Alphaw00lf2000 (talk) 16:08, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I remember there is in fact a very old English paper on education in America which claims this. It is in some American history journal I believe. FunctionalPhil (talk) 19:06, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Figure

That is not how figures are posted, in three year blocks. Summerdays1 (talk) 22:08, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What are you talking about? Please stop posting vague, contextless statement in Talk pages. ElKevbo (talk) 00:19, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why get rid of the science section in alumni?

I think the page has been vandalised as the "science" section for alumni has been removed entirely. FunctionalPhil (talk) 19:04, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Museums section needs updating

The following statement in the museums section is no longer true:

"The building also houses three research museums: the Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Paleontology. Today, the collections are primarily housed and displayed in the Ruthven Museums Building which was completed in 1928.^[1]"

The Museum of Natural History is located in the Biological Sciences building, while the Research Museums Center houses the Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Paleontology, Museum of Zoology, and Herbarium. I believe the Ruthven building no longer exists. Old Dan & I (talk) 17:35, 17 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "History". University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History. 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

Requested move 22 December 2024

It has been proposed in this section that University of Michigan be renamed and moved to UMich.

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University of Michigan → UMich – WP:COMMONNAME. Theparties (talk) 14:22, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. The full name provides a WP:TITLECON consistent naming convention across all articles on universities and colleges in the United States. Many reliable sources like Forbes and US News and World Report still use the full name. The OP has also made numerous individual RMs on this same issue like this one, which may violate WP:ACROTITLE or use a shorter common name that is rarely used outside a sports/athletic context. Better to stick to the status quo. Zzyzx11 (talk) 14:39, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as unnecessary, unwise, and confusing for readers. ElKevbo (talk) 14:55, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per the comments of Zzyzx11. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 16:15, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] "History". University of Michigan Exhibit Museum of Natural History. 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved December 26, 2008.

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