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Q&A Can I use a real college in my fiction book? [closed]

So for the novel I'm writing, the main character is a college student living in Michigan. Is it okay for me to have her go to a college that really is in Michigan? I wouldn't be displaying it in...

0 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Anna K‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:11:32Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/21655
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Anna K‭ · 2019-12-08T05:11:32Z (over 4 years ago)
So for the novel I'm writing, the main character is a college student living in Michigan. Is it okay for me to have her go to a college that really is in Michigan? I wouldn't be displaying it in a bad light, or anything like that, I'd just be using information from their website (such as the campus layouts, what academic programs they have, etc.). Is that okay, or do I need to make something up instead?  
Thanks!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-04-08T18:06:04Z (about 8 years ago)
Original score: 3