创办时间：1817年
所在城市：美国密西根州安娜堡市
学校性质：公立综合类研究型大学
学生总数：52,000+（本科34,000+，研究生18,000+）
师生比：1:15
优势学科：机械工程、航空航天工程、土木与环境工程、工业与制造工程、电子与计算机工程、计算机科学、护理学院、法学、心理学、政治学、社会学、经济学、教育学、地球科学
Mission 使命
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
密歇根大学的使命是通过在创造、传播、保存和应用知识、艺术及学术价值方面的卓越成就，并通过培养挑战当下、丰富未来的领导者与公民，为密歇根州乃至全世界人民服务。
A Brief History 简史
Twenty times in the last two million years, glaciers have covered Ann Arbor. The varied topography today is a result of the last of the glaciers known as the Wisconsinan, which made an uneven withdrawal after a warmer period. Each time it paused, it deposited extra amounts of debris, which formed the two ridges on the east and west side of the city (bicyclists are very much aware of these!). At times during its glacial period, Ann Arbor was beneath as much as two miles of ice!
在过去的两百万年间，安娜堡曾二十次被冰川覆盖。如今多变的地形是最后一次被称为“威斯康星”的冰川消退的结果——它在气候转暖后发生了不均衡的后退。每次冰川暂停移动时，都会沉积大量碎屑，从而形成了城市东西两侧的两道山脊（骑自行车的人对此深有体会！）。在冰川期的某些阶段，安娜堡曾深埋于厚达两英里的冰层之下！
The Rock “岩石”传奇
Many large boulders left by the glacier were gathered by early settlers to build foundations for their homes, and "Ann Arbor's Most Famous Glacial Erratic" is the painted rock at Washtenaw Avenue by Hill Street. This huge chunk of Canadian limestone, deposited by glaciers in a gravel pit on Pontiac Trail, was moved to Ann Arbor by Eli Gallup in 1932 to become a memorial honoring George Washington on his 200th birthday. Buried in the foundation of the rock is a box containing its history and origin. Originally the rock was painted gray and had a copper plaque with a tribute to President Washington. In more recent years, the rock has become an adorned object with thousands of gallons of paint. A favorite subject of speculation around town is the rock's true size!
早期定居者收集了冰川留下的许多巨大漂砾，用作房屋地基。而位于瓦什特诺大道与希尔街交汇处的彩绘岩石堪称“安娜堡最著名的冰川漂砾”。这块巨大的加拿大石灰岩由冰川携带至庞蒂亚克小径的一处砾石坑，1932年由伊莱·盖洛普运至安娜堡，作为纪念乔治·华盛顿诞辰200周年的纪念碑。岩石地基下埋藏着一个记录其历史和来源的盒子。最初岩石被漆成灰色，并镶有铜牌以向华盛顿总统致敬。近年来，它已成为被数千加仑颜料装饰的艺术品。关于这块岩石的真实尺寸，一直是当地最引人遐想的话题之一！
The Name
Originally named Annarbour, a romantic legend exists that says Ann Arbor was named for the wives of founders (1824) John Allen and Elisha Walker Rumsey (both women were called Ann) who sat in a wild grape arbor built for them by their husbands. Here, it is said, they whiled away the warm afternoons sewing and exchanging gossip. The two Anns undoubtedly did spend many afternoons visiting together, but these tete-a-tetes could not have been the inspiration for the naming of the village, as the name Ann Arbor was chosen and recorded five months prior to the arrival of Ann Allen. It is charming and probable that the Ann in Ann Arbor honors the two wives. The Arbor, however, more than likely comes from the common 19th century usage of the word "arbour" used to describe a grove of trees or shady spot, of which the new town had many.
该地最初被命名为“Annarbour”。一个浪漫的传说认为，安娜堡得名于1824年建市者约翰·艾伦和伊莱沙·沃克·拉姆齐的妻子（两位女性都名叫“Ann”）——她们的丈夫为她们搭建了一座野葡萄藤架（arbor），据说她们常坐在藤架下缝纫闲聊，消磨温暖的午后时光。两位安妮确实可能曾共度许多午后时光，但这种闲谈并非小镇命名的灵感来源，因为“安娜堡”之名在安妮·艾伦抵达前五个月就已选定并登记。更可信的说法是，“Ann”是为了向两位妻子致敬，而“Arbor”更可能源于19世纪对“树丛”或“荫蔽处”的通用描述，这座新城镇当时拥有众多这样的景致。
The City and the University 城市与大学
Ann Arbor soon became a bustling community, but having lost its bid to become the state capital, the city fathers were very eager to have Ann Arbor become the future site of the University of Michigan. Offering the most appealing inducement, a 40-acre tract of land on the edge of town, they achieved their goal. In 1841, the University was ready to open its Ann Arbor doors to seven students served by two faculty members. By 1865, only a short 24 years later, the University of Michigan with 1,145 students had the largest university enrollment of any college. Always an enlightened and forward looking institution, the University Regents--strongly opposed by the faculty and students--adopted a resolution in 1870 allowing the admission of women students. By 1891, the university was still the largest in the nation with 2,420 students representing most of the states, territories and eleven foreign countries. Unfortunately, at this point, student tuition had doubled to a whopping $20 a year for residents and $30 for "outsiders." Even student room and board had skyrocketed; the most reasonable prices available were $2.50 per week!
安娜堡很快发展成为繁荣的社区。在竞选州首府失利后，市民领袖极力推动将安娜堡作为密歇根大学的选址。他们成功以城郊40英亩土地这一极具吸引力的条件达成目标。1841年，大学在安娜堡迎来首批7名学生和2名教师。至1865年（仅24年后），密歇根大学以1,145名在校生成为全美规模最大的高校。这所始终充满远见的学府曾在1870年顶着师生强烈反对，通过允许女性入学的决议。到1891年，该校仍以2,420名学生的规模居全国之首，生源覆盖大多数州、属地及11个国家。遗憾的是，此时本州学生年学费已翻倍至20美元，外州学生更高达30美元。就连食宿费用也飞涨：最经济的周租金也需2.5美元！
Land Acknowledgement 土地声明
The University of Michigan is located on the territory of the Anishinaabe people. In 1817, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodwewaadami Nations made the largest single land transfer to the University of Michigan, ceded in the Treaty of Fort Meigs, so that their children could be educated. We acknowledge the history of native displacement that allowed the University of Michigan to be founded. Today we affirm contemporary and ancestral Anishinaabek ties and their profound contributions to this institution.
密歇根大学位于阿尼什纳贝人的土地上。1817年，奥吉布瓦、奥达瓦和博德维瓦达米部落通过《梅格斯堡条约》割让了最大单块土地给密歇根大学，以使他们的后代能接受教育。我们承认原住民被迫迁离的历史使密歇根大学得以建立。今日，我们铭记古今阿尼什纳贝克人与这片土地的纽带，以及他们对此机构的深远贡献。