CMU's Name Through Time
Over the course of the institution’s history, Central Michigan University has had seven names.
These have included:
1892 - 1893 | Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute |
1893 - 1895 | Central Michigan Normal School |
1895 - 1927 | Central State Normal School** |
1927 - 1941 | Central State Teachers College |
1941 - 1955 | Central Michigan College of Education |
1955 - 1959 | Central Michigan College |
1959 - | Central Michigan University |
**The transition to "Central State Normal School" was not a swift change
and there seems to be a good deal of fluidity in the name for the first
five years of the transition under state control. From 1895-1899, it
seems that the name "Central Michigan Normal School" was used along with "Central Michigan State Normal School," the "State
Normal at Mount Pleasant," and "Central State Normal School." By 1899
the name "Central State Normal School" was thoroughly ingrained within the
state, the institution, and the media.