Roots Oral History Testimonies of Religious Community Bonds in Washtenaw County: Matthew Schumann

Sat, 04/18/2020 - 11:39am

Dr. Matthew Schumann is the Felicity Foundation Chaplain at the University of Michigan, where he serves as the campus imam. Dr. Schumann became Muslim in 2009 and has followed his dedication to Islam from Qatar to Vancouver, a position as a bus driver in Salt Lake City, and in 2021 to Ann Arbor. He works tirelessly to cultivate a vibrant and dedicated Muslim student community at UM through daily prayer services and connecting personally with students. 

Legacies Project Oral History: Jim Crowfoot

Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:12am

Jim Crowfoot has spent the majority of his career advocating for social and environmental justice as a professor and then dean at the University of Michigan. He began his education at Knox College, attended seminary, and then got his PhD in social psychology from the University of Michigan. He co-founded U-M’s Program in Conflict Management Alternatives and was dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment. He has two children from his first marriage, and has been married to his second wife, Ruth, for over twenty years.

Jim Crowfoot was interviewed by students from Skyline High School in Ann Arbor in 2016 as part of the Legacies Project.