Special Publications
Celebrating Philanthropy at U-M
Whether by supporting scholarships, programs, professorships, or any number of exciting initiatives at U-M, donors contribute to U-M's storied history and the bright future ahead.
Leaders & Best publishes stories of the University of Michigan’s most remarkable people, programs, and happenings. As a university publication, it caters to the donors and volunteers who make Michigan a world-class university with global reach and limitless potential. This magazine celebrates our community’s philanthropic spirit by highlighting their far-reaching influence on our state, our nation, and our world.
Visit Leaders & Best Impact today to enjoy these stories and more and see firsthand how philanthropy at U-M is changing our world for the better.
Recent Publications
Fall 2021 Leaders & Best (online publication)
(online publication)
Past Issues
Winter 2020 Leaders & Best
(PDF)
Winter 2019 Leaders & Best
(ISSUU) (PDF)
Summer 2018 - Leaders & Best: People
(ISSUU) (PDF)
Spring 2018 - Leaders & Best
(ISSUU) (PDF)
Winter 2018 - Leaders & Best: People
(ISSUU) (PDF)
Fall 2017 - Leaders & Best
(ISSUU) (PDF)
Summer 2017 - Leaders & Best: People (PDF)
Bicentennial 2017 - Leaders & Best
200 Years of Giving at Michigan (PDF)
Winter 2017 - Campaign Supplement
What's New and Blue (PDF)
Winter 2015 - Leaders & Best: People (PDF)
Fall 2011
Investing today, tending to the future (pdf)
Spring 2011
Transformative Actions:
Sending ripples across our region, state, and world (pdf)
Fall 2010
From baby steps to business plans (pdf)
Summer 2010
North Quad: A new home for living and learning (pdf)
Fall 2009
Donor support for financial aid (pdf)
Spring 2008
Student Philanthropists (pdf)
Fall 2007
Connecting Economy (pdf)
Spring 2007
Stepping Up: The Next Generation of Philanthropy
at Michigan (pdf)
Winter 2006
Building Michigan (pdf)
Spring 2006
Advancing Health & Society's Well-Being (pdf)
Winter 2005
The Power of One (pdf)
Fall 2005
What's So Great About a Chair? (pdf)
Spring 2005
Making a World of Difference (pdf)
Winter 2004
The Many Faces of Research (pdf)
Fall 2004
The Michigan Difference (pdf)
