The Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, commonly known as the Rackham Graduate School, is the

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of the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. Founded in 1912 with an

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from Mary Rackham in 1935, the Rackham Graduate School is responsible for Michigan's all graduate degree and

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programs, except for medical and law degrees. The school offers more than 180

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and

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The Rackham Graduate School is housed in the Rackham Education Memorial Building. The building was designed by

William Kapp William Edward Kapp (August 20, 1891 in Toledo – 1969) was an American architect. He earned his architectural degree at the University of Pennsylvania. For the majority of his career, he worked for the firm Smith, Hinchman & Grylls. Projects ...

of the firm

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with

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by Corrado Parducci.Holleman, Thomas J. and James P. Gallagher (1978) ‘’Smith, Hinchman & Grylls: 125 Years of Architecture and Engineering, 1852-1978’’

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, Detroit, MI p. 139 Candidate Bill Clinton at HH Rackham school Oct

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