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Robben Wright Fleming

Robben Wright Fleming (December 18, 1916 – January 11, 2010), also known in his youth as Robben Wheeler Fleming, was an American lawyer, legal scholar, and academic administrator. Fleming was born in Paw Paw, Illinois, in 1916, he studied at Beloit College and later received his legal education at the University of Wisconsin Law School. During World War II, Fleming served as a U.S. Army lawyer specializing in labor negotiation and labor arbitration. Fleming later transitioned into academic leadership, serving as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1964–1967) before becoming president of the University of Michigan (1968–1979). During a decade marked by the Civil rights movement and protests against the Vietnam War, he was credited with leading the institution through significant campus unrest. He returned as Michigan's interim president in 1988 and also served as president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2010 at age 93.

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Robben Wright Fleming (December 18, 1916 – January 11, 2010), also known in his youth as Robben Wheeler Fleming, was an American lawyer, legal scholar, and academic administrator. Fleming was born in Paw Paw, Illinois, in 1916, he studied at Beloit College and later received his legal education at the University of Wisconsin Law School. During World War II, Fleming served as a U.S. Army lawyer specializing in labor negotiation and labor arbitration. Fleming later transitioned into academic leadership, serving as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1964–1967) before becoming president of the University of Michigan (1968–1979). During a decade marked by the Civil rights movement and protests against the Vietnam War, he was credited with leading the institution through significant campus unrest. He returned as Michigan's interim president in 1988 and also served as president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2010 at age 93.

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  1. date of birth: 1916 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1916". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354210563

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