▁ ▁Many , ▁however , ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁university ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁studies ▁or ▁to ▁become ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right ▁elsewhere , ▁like ▁Kath ar ine ▁Com an — when ▁U - M ▁President ▁James ▁Ang ell ▁offered ▁her ▁a ▁" De an ▁of ▁Women " ▁position , ▁she ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁ ″ ′ if ▁the ▁reg ents ... w ish ▁to ▁propose ▁a ▁ch aper one ▁for ▁students , ▁and ▁propose ▁to ▁dign ify ▁that ▁office ▁by ▁allowing ▁the ▁woman ▁who ▁holds ▁it ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁little ▁University ▁teaching , ′ ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁interested . ▁If , ▁however , ▁the ▁reg ents ▁accepted ▁women ▁as ▁equal ▁partners ▁and ▁as ▁fac ulty , ▁and ▁if ▁she ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁women ▁given ▁proper ▁rank ▁and ▁authority , ▁she ▁would ▁consider ▁it . ″ ▁ ▁Michigan ' s ▁Reg ents ▁did ▁not ▁accept , ▁so ▁instead ▁Com an ▁became ▁de an , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ics ▁Department , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁statistics ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁at ▁W elles ley ▁College . ▁ ▁Notable ▁writers ▁who ▁attended ▁U - M ▁include ▁play w right ▁Arthur ▁Miller , ▁ess ay ists ▁Susan ▁Or lean ▁and ▁S ven ▁B irk ert s , ▁journal ists ▁and ▁edit ors ▁Mike ▁Wal lace , ▁Jonathan ▁Ch ait ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁Republic , ▁Indian ▁author ▁and ▁column ist ▁A ne es ▁Jung , ▁Daniel ▁Ok rent , ▁and ▁Sand ra ▁Ste ing ra ber , ▁food ▁critics ▁Ruth ▁Reich l ▁and