In the history of Universiti Malaya, there are two UMs - one born in Singapore, and later, one in Kuala Lumpur, where it eventually became the sprawling campus we know today. Today, we speak to three eminent professors about how UM, as well as their respective faculties, grew alongside KL and the nation in the 1960s and 1970s, marked by stories of passionate student activists, teaching staff finding their footing as post-colonial academicians, and scholars quietly laying the foundation for remarkable achievements.