College History Garden

 Trustees of Olivet College in Olivet, MI approved a name change to The University of Olivet . Olivet is affiliated with the United Church o...

Finlandia University announced this week that it will no longer enroll students for the next academic year and will close . The institution ...

The Daily Mining Gazette  of Houghton, MI posted " Finlandia plans 125th-anniversary celebration " on September 9, 2021 with repor...

Jerry Meade authored an interesting article highlighting an oral history project at Monroe County Community College in Monroe, MI. " Le...

The Alpena News of Alpena, MI published an interesting article on May 18, 2020 by Jeffrey D. Brasie, " 50th anniversary nears for so...

This is a delayed post due to a bit of personal travel and the re-entry afterward as I wade through accumulated emails and news alerts......

Siena Heights University in Adrian, MI is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding during the 2019-2020 academic year...

Kettering University in Flint, MI is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1919 .  The centennial web page incl...

Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan is preparing for the 175th anniversary of its founding in 1844. The web page devoted to the terquasqu...

Rochester College in Rochester Hills, Michigan is changing its name to become Rochester University . The institution was founded as N...

Craig Huchison of Michigan's Press & Guide  provides an interesting historical sketch in " Henry Ford College celebrates 80 ...

Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan announced that it will change its name to Calvin University by 2020 .  The institution, affiliat...

North Central Michigan College in Petoskey, Michigan is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its founding in 1958.  You can visit the 60th...

Miami University Library Digital Archives posted a number of collections on Flicker with photographs and images that may be of interest. ...

The State News published " History of MSU: East Lansing grows up with its university ," on June 29, 2016.  The article by Isaac...

Safiya Merchant reported for the Battle Creek Enquirer yesterday that The Robert B. Miller College will close  due to significant proble...

This table below includes institutions that have closed, merged, or changed their names.  If you note a need for changing or updating inform...

Mary Beth Marklein focuses on the trend to drop "community" from college names in her June 4, 2014 article at USA Today .  Seat...

Katie Hetrick reports for the Dearborn (MI)  Press & Guide on March 18, 2014 that Henry Ford Community College is considering a chang...

Bernard Hibbitts authored a post on the Legal History Blog covering the fascinating career of William Sprague and his efforts to offer le...