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Now “Anti-DEI” Santa Ono Faces GOP Headwinds at Univ. of Florida Over UM DEI 2.0 Program
by Jay Waagmeester
University of Florida President-elect Santa Ono could receive $3 million per year if the Florida State University System’s Board of Governors confirms him this week.
The proposed contract between UF and…
Michigan School Cell Phone Ban Moving Through Michigan House and Senate
by J.D. Davidson
Michigan students could soon join others around the country in a growing trend of limiting cell phone use at school.
The House of Representatives could vote soon on a proposal to require public schools to develop a…
Tappan Middle School Students Send Parents Text Messages: “There’s A Man With an Automatic Rifle”
Tappan Incident AAPD ReportDownload
Read and download AAPD report of March 13, 2025 incident.
by P.D. Lesko
On March 13, 2025 three AAPD officers were dispatched to Tappan Middle School: "reference a report of a subject with an…
State Legislators Introduce Bills To Limit Student Smart Phone Use in Schools
House Republicans and Senate Democrats have introduced competing plans to limit smartphone use in Michigan’s K-12 public schools.
Both plans seek to limit cellphone distractions in classrooms but go about it differently.
The plan…
AG Search Warrants Target Ann Arbor Pro-Palestinian Student Protesters
by Jon King
Multiple search warrants have been served in at least three metro Detroit communities, which activists claim are targeting pro-Palestinian supporters from the University of Michigan.
“These are Department of Attorney…
New Saline Schools Safety Dir. is Former EMU Police Leader Sued in Title IX Campus Rape Scandal
by P.D. Lesko
In 2021, four former EMU students were accused of raping and touching women without consent. Three of the men, Dustyn Durbin, Thomas Hernandez, and D’Angelo McWilliams, a former Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputy, faced…
Trump Administration Targets University of Michigan For Membership in the DEI-Focused PhD Project
by P.D. Lesko
The U.S. Department of Education has launched investigations into 52 universities in 41 states, accusing the schools of using "racial preferences and stereotypes in education programs and activities." The University…
Trump Continues Biden Admin. Scrutiny of U-M’s Mishandling of Antisemitism on Campus: “Enforce Title VI or Lose Federal Funding”
by P.D. Lesko
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Dept. of Education's Office of Civil Rights sent letters to sixty colleges and universities in the United States in which the institutions' leaders were warned of potential enforcement actions…
University of Michigan School of Nursing DEI Program “Rebrands,” Gets Outed, Then Hides
by A2Independent staff
First, in Oct. 2024 the New York Times ran a 9,200 word expose that revealed since 2016 the University of Michigan had spent $260 million and employed 240 staffers in pursuit of elusive institutional DEI goals. In…
Why We’re Suing the University of Michigan on Behalf of Banned Pro-Palestinian Protesters
by Ramis J. Wadood
The constitutional right to speak and protest freely is fundamental to a well-functioning democracy, particularly at public universities where diversity of thought, civic engagement, and vigorous debate about ideas…
