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Anti-Israel Leaders Impeached by University of Michigan Student Government
by Abigail Anthony
The student government at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor voted to impeach its anti-Israel president Alifa Chowdhury and vice president Elias Atkinson, in part for "inciting violence."
The motion to impeach,…
Michigan AG Charging 11 pro-Palestinian U-M Protesters
Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel released a statement announcing that her office filed charges against 11 pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of Michigan (UMich) in the 15th District Court in Washtenaw County.
Nine…
Jewish Student Targeted, Then Assaulted Near U-M Central Campus
AAPD probing incident as hate crime; victim was asked if he is Jewish and then assaulted when he affirmed; ADL offers $5,000 reward for info leading to convictions.
Police in the US state of Michigan said they were probing an…
U-M Officials Asking Michigan AG to Press Charges Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters
by Jon King, Michigan Advance
A coalition of student groups at the University of Michigan say Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is now looking into possible charges against students involved in pro-Palestinian protests on the Ann…
U-M Tickets Student Protesters and Bans Them From Campus Buildings: ACLU Says, “Not So Fast”
by Ann Mullen
According to an article in The Michigan Daily on Mar. 29, Students Allied for Freedom and Equality (SAFE) reported that three students were served citations by police in Ann Arbor “for trespassing at the 101st Honor…
U-M Continues to Stiff Ann Arbor While Colleges Across the Country Make Voluntary Payments in Lieu of Taxes
11/1/23: Updated with comments from former City Council member Jeff Hayner.
by P.D. Lesko
Nonprofits in at least 28 states contribute what are often known as payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, to the localities in which they are…
U-M Grad Workers Approve New Contract That Guarantees 20 Percent Salary Hike, Not 60 Percent
by Kyle Davidson
Graduate student employees gathered Friday on the steps of the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan to celebrate the ratification of their new contract, following a five-month-long strike.
The…
GEO Settles Unfair Labor Charges and U-M Agrees to Drop Suit for Damages
by Jon King
While a strike by University of Michigan graduate student workers stretches into its third month, a settlement has been reached on several unfair labor practice (ULP) charges that were pending with the Michigan Employment…
U-M and GEO Still Far Apart: U-M Offers 12.5% Raise and GEO Sticks With Demand For 60% Raise
by Jon King
The University of Michigan has filed a formal petition with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission to appoint a “fact finder” in the ongoing strike by graduate workers.
The university, which filed the petition May…
Open Letter: U-M Faculty Pledge to Withhold Grades– “You Have Refused to Bargain in Good Faith”
Dear President Ono and Provost McCauley:
We are writing as University of Michigan faculty members to express our solidarity with the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO). Like so many others in our community, we are horrified by the…
