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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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Text and/or other creative content from this version of WJJX (Michigan) was copied or moved into University of Michigan with this edit on 00:44, 10 March 2020‎. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

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Section sizes

Section size for University of Michigan (71 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	8,024	8,024
History	60	60,549
The Catholepistemiad (1817–1821)	6,121	6,121
Early years (1837–1851)	8,587	8,587
1851 to 1900	17,135	17,135
1900 to 1950	8,394	8,394
1950 to present	12,494	12,494
Historical links	7,758	7,758
Campus	16,860	33,563
Central Campus Historic District	10,289	10,289
North Campus	3,541	3,541
Ross Athletic Campus	2,873	2,873
Organization and administration	39	25,119
Governance	7,013	13,275
Student government	6,262	6,262
Finances	3,830	6,451
Endowment	2,621	2,621
Schools and colleges	5,354	5,354
Academics	15	61,256
Admissions	18	21,480
Undergraduate	10,862	10,862
Graduate	2,534	2,534
History of admissions policies	5,150	5,150
Affirmative action	2,916	2,916
Undergraduate graduation and retention	595	595
Majors and programs	2,794	2,794
Employability	6,867	6,867
Libraries and publications	2,610	2,610
Reputation and rankings	2,476	26,895
National rankings	13,084	13,084
World rankings	11,335	11,335
Research	13,512	28,179
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	3,191	3,191
Student life	18	34,688
Student body	5,537	5,537
Residential life	2,431	2,431
Groups and activities	12,293	18,416
Fraternities and sororities	3,467	3,467
Collegiate secret societies	2,656	2,656
Media and publications	1,448	1,448
Safety	6,838	6,838
Athletics	3,899	18,701
Venues	2,809	2,809
Fight songs and chants	3,997	3,997
Accomplishments	7,996	7,996
Museums	4,023	4,023
Notable people	22	55,746
Benefactors	4,121	4,121
Faculty	7,303	7,303
Alumni	1,000	44,300
Mathematics and sciences	3,207	3,207
Government and law	12,179	12,179
Engineering and technology	1,689	1,689
Business	17,044	17,044
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	1,584	1,584
Exploration	978	978
Notes	24	24
References	28	3,617
Sources	3,589	3,589
External links	699	699
Further reading	1,866	1,866
Total	336,054	336,054

On 22 December 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved to UMich. The result of the discussion was not moved.

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

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved per WP:SNOW, considered in the context of the 100+ RMs proposed at once by this user. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 04:48, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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]
Oppose per WP:TITLEFORMAT#Avoid ambiguous abbreviations, WP:ACROTITLE, and what Zzyzx11 and ElKevbo said. The proposed title is not sufficiently explanatory to people unfamiliar with the university. – Epicgenius (talk) 22:34, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Keeping the title as is would remain in line with titles of articles on other universities.VSA72 (talk) 00:05, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

[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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