The Millennium Project is a research center at the University of Michigan concerned with the impact of technology on our society, our communities, our institutions, and our planet.
University History Projects
In 2017 the University of Michigan will celebrate its bicentennial, 200 years of service to the citizens of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The websites below are being developed to document the intellectual and academic history of the University:
UM 1817-2017: A web portal to a vast array of historical information about the University of Michigan, including summaries of the histories of its academic programs, visual material concerning its campus and activities, links to hundreds of historical documents, and databases providing both biographical information and memoirs of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni.
The Faculty History Project: A database providing information about the faculty members who have been associated with the University of Michigan since 1837, organized by their schools and colleges.
The Faculty Memoir Project: A database containing both the memoirs of senior faculty members concerning the intellectual life and impact of the University.
The Staff Memories and Memoirs Project: (Under Development) A database containing both the memoirs and memories of many of the Univesity's staff members.
The University of Michigan Campus Project: A visual tour of the history of the University of Michigan Campus as it has evolved over the past two centuries.
The Ann Arbor Historic Maps Project: Interactive maps of the City of Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan over the past two centuries.
Historical Publications: A database of historic publications by and in affiliation with Anne and James Duderstadt.
1992 Conversation with the Presidents: A celebration of the 175th Anniversary of the University of Michigan.
2017 Conversation with the Presidents: A Bicentennial celebration of the University of Michigan.
Biographies & Videos
AMD Biographical Summary
JJD Short Form CV
JJD Publications
2017 Conversation with the Duderstadts
2016 Vannevar Bush Documentary
2016 Vannevar Bush Award Slideshow
Duderstadt ASME Medal Award
Media Union Renaming Animation - Dude Bee
ITIC/Media Union/Duderstadt Center Construction
2001 - The Michigan Mandate
1996 - The Duderstadt Presidency
Karnak and Duderstadt Center
2013 Times Summit
2011 College Sports UC Berkeley
1989 Rose Bowl Locker Room with Bo
2008 MichDaily JJD Interview
The Millennium Project
The Millennium Project is a research center at the University of Michigan concerned with the impact of technology on our society, our communities, our institutions, and our planet. Over the years, its various projects have been aligned with the various activities of its director, James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering. It has also supported the activities of other faculty members including Daniel E. Atkins, staff members including Daniel Fessahazion and John Merlin Williams, the historical materials concerning the history of the University of Michigan developed by Anne M. Duderstadt, and scores of undergraduate and graduate students working on various projects in support of the primary mission of the Millennium Project. During this period it has received strong support from the University of Michigan Offices of the Provost and the Vice-President for Research, grants from the National Science Foundation, grants from various foundations including the Atlantic Foundation and the Kansas City Community Foundation, and the National Academies and National Research Council.
The Duderstadt Center
The James and Anne Duderstadt Center is a major complex providing students and faculty with the resources necessary to invent the future. It contains the libraries for the North Campus programs, the Computer Aided Engineering Network, the Millennium Project, and the Digital Media Commons, a collection of state-of-the-art facilities for collaboration, creativity, and performance.
Archives
HathiTrust: Most major publications of the Duderstadts can be found in open-access downloadable (pdf) format on the HathiTrust by entering the names James Duderstadt or Anne Duderstadt in the search query.
Deep Blue Repository: All speeches, reports, documents, and other publications of James and Anne Duderstadt can be found by using the search query in the Deep Blue repository.
Bentley Library: Bentley Historical Library: All presidential papers from the presidency of James Duderstadt can be found on the database of the Bentley Library.
Photographic Collection: Photographic Collection: A photography collection of the years of the Duderstadt presidency can be found at.