Veterans Week Celebration

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is proud to host the 2024 Veterans Week celebration.

This annual event features a week of programming that educates and celebrates the experiences and sacrifice of those who have served our country. All events are free and are open to the entire university community and to the general public unless otherwise noted. We encourage you to attend as many of these events as you can.

If you have any questions about this year’s events, please email Philip Larson, program director for U-M Veteran and Military Services, at pnlarson@umich.edu.

Schedule of Events:

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Veterans Outside the Margins: A Historic Look at Notable Veterans From Marginalized Communities - Rackham West Conference Room

In recognition and celebration of Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2024, Rackham is hosting Veterans Outside the Margins: A Historic Look at Notable Veterans From Marginalized Communities. In this lecture, we will discuss how throughout U.S. history, the military has been an important part of equity and inclusivity. This lecture will share the historical contributions of veterans from marginalized communities before or after serving in the U.S. military.

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: DEI Inside and Outside of the Military - Livestream on Zoom

This presentation will look at veteran and military personnel from the lens of identity, intersectionality, and DEI. It will explore how service members have experienced DEI in their military background and how that has impacted their world and self-view.