The University of Michigan (UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, founded in 1817 as the oldest institution of higher education in the state. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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John Dewey, Thinkers John Dewey held his first faculty position at the University of Michigan, 1884-1888 and 1889-1894, before Chicago and Columbia.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Ann Arbor, located there.
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The University of Michigan (UMich, U-M, or Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1817 and is the oldest institution of higher education in the state.
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August 26, 1817
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Public research university
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The University of Michigan (UMich) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, founded in 1817 as the oldest institution of higher education in the state.
Associated With: John Dewey, Biography section, John Dewey article
In the same year, he accepted a faculty position at the University of Michigan (1884-88 and 1889-94) with the help of George Sylvester Morris.
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