Community Calendar

From stunning eclipse photos to the first motion pictures of the Sun, explore the fascinating history of solar research at U-M. Includes safe solar observation through modern telescopes (weather permitting).

Explore the stories that have shaped the African American experience at the University of Michigan. We’ll learn about the pioneering students who redefined what it meant to belong at U-M and visit the places where campus social movements like the Black Action Movement and #BBUM coalesced.  

Guided walking tour developed and led by student docents from the Judy and Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory.

Duration: 1.5 hours; 1.4 miles.

Meet at the steps of the Hatcher Graduate Library on the Diag.

Tour will take place in rain or snow, but will be cancelled for severe weather (registrants will be notified via email).

Registration required: https://detroitobservatory.umich.edu/event/walking-tour-invisible-to-indispensable-black-legacies-at-michigan-4/

Developed with support from the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies.

Explore the first 70 years of U-M history, from the University’s Native American land accession and its origins in Detroit in 1817 to its move to Ann Arbor and emergence as a research university after 1837. We’ll traverse the original 40-acre campus, learning about the professors, presidents, and students who walked the Diag nearly two centuries ago. 

Guided walking tour led by student docents. Duration: 1.5 hours; 0.6 miles.

Meet at the steps of Angell Hall facing State Street. 

Tour will take place in rain or snow, but will be cancelled for severe weather (registrants will be notified via email).

Registration required.

The first teach-in. Lawsuits. Nazi resistance. U-M has long been home to activism, and this walking tour will visit historically significant locations where you will learn about protests on campus. We will cover women’s activism, the legacy of the Treaty of Fort Meigs, the Black Action Movement, anti-Vietnam War activism, and more.
Guided walking tour led by student docents. Duration: 1.25 hours; 1.25 miles. 
Meet outside the Michigan League entrance on Ingalls Mall (facing the fountain). 
Tour will take place in rain or snow, but will be cancelled for severe weather (registrants will be notified via email).
Registration required.