Stories tagged: "University of Michigan"

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Education Michigan’s University Enrollment Drops Due to Pandemic

But are university students choosing not to enroll in online classes, or is there something more to it?

Yousef Mawry January 8, 2021 6:15 pm EST
Law and Policy Flint residents and supporters wear shirts in 2016 that reads "Flint Lives Matter" as they wait outside the room where Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy testify before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington to look into the circumstances surrounding high levels of lead found in many residents' tap water in Flint, Michigan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Law and Policy Flint Settlement Is a Beginning, Not a Resolution, Says Activist Mom

Lashaya Darisaw cautions against thinking the Flint Water Crisis is resolved, and against forgetting the true scale of the disaster.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel December 17, 2020 2:24 pm EST
Education Ryan Henyard spoke with The 'Gander about the motivations behind his online police brutality teach-out available through the University of Michigan.
Education WATCH: U-M Has a Free Police Brutality Course. Here’s Your Inside Look at the Syllabus.

We caught up with course creator Ryan Henyard for a look at the crucial conversations reshaping the nation right now.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain July 27, 2020 10:17 am EDT
Law and Policy Course facilitators Ryan Henyard, R. L’Heureux Lewis-McCoy and Derrick Jackson. (Photos via Facebook)
Law and Policy U-M Tackles Racism and Police Brutality in Online Course

The free "teach-out" can help Michiganders understand how issues of race and police brutality affect communities of color.

Ellen Chamberlain Ellen Chamberlain July 14, 2020 4:35 pm EDT
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Education These Michigan Colleges Aren’t Seeing Enrollment Drops Over Coronavirus. Here’s Why.

More freshmen than expected are securing spots at key Michigan colleges, and the pandemic plays a big part in the reason.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 29, 2020 2:48 pm EDT

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In this Friday, June 26, 2020 photo, U.S. District Judge Laurie Michelson, left, administers the Oath of Citizenship to Hala Baqtar during a drive-thru naturalization service in a parking structure at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services headquarters on Detroit's east side. The ceremony is a way to continue working as the federal courthouse is shut down due to Coronavirus. The U.S. has resumed swearing in new citizens but the oath ceremonies aren't the same because of COVID-19 and a budget crisis at the citizenship agency threatens to stall them again. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Immigration Biden’s Immigration Reforms Hit Home in Michigan, but the Work Isn’t Done
A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Education Here’s the Mess Betsy DeVos Left for Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
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Education ‘It’s Plain Wrong’: University of Michigan Won’t Raise Tuition Cost

As families face uncertainty in the midst of a pandemic and struggling economy, U-M’s proposed tuition increases for the fall failed in a rare tie vote.

Associated Press Associated Press June 29, 2020 12:45 pm EDT
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Politics Why the University of Michigan Just Nixed a Presidential Debate

While President Trump is resuming rallies, U-M takes a different approach to ending the spread of the coronavirus.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 24, 2020 10:44 am EDT