College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts was originally designated the Literary Department and was the core of the University of Michigan.

[33] Founded in 1967,[34] the Residential College was designed to create a smaller liberal arts program with the resources of a larger university.

The college was developed by a planning committee of faculty that included Theodore Newcomb, Carl Cohen, and Bradford Perkins.

All RC students are required to live in the same residence hall, East Quadrangle, for at least one year.

In addition to the usual concentrations in LSA, RC students may choose to pursue five additional concentrations (RC website): "Arts and Ideas in the Humanities," "Creative Writing and Literature," "Drama," "Social Theory and Practice," and an option for an "Individualized Major."

Literary Class of 1880 (includes Mary Henrietta Graham , the first African American woman graduate of the University of Michigan)
Angell Hall , one of the major buildings housing the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Henry Simmons Frieze , first of the deans of the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts