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Local Students Win Over $43,000 in 2017 U-M Hopwood Contest
by Jared Wadley
On April 20, the University of Michigan announced the winners of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards during the 2017 Graduate and Undergraduate Hopwood Awards Ceremony at Rackham Auditorium.
The awards are funded by a…
Trump Administration’s Recent Quiet Crackdown on H-1B Visas Could Hobble U-M Hiring
by Harper Neidig
The Hill is reporting that the Trump administration has quietly issued new policy guidance that would make it harder for employers to use the H-1B visa program to bring foreign computer programmers into the U.S.
A…
U-M Students4Justice Group Demands Designated Space for Students of Color
by Mason Clark
A student activist group at the University of Michigan is demanding campus officials provide them with “a permanent designated space on central campus for Black students and students of color to organize and do social…
UM Being Sued for Allegedly Ignoring State FOIA Response Rules
by Patricia Lesko
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy today filed a lawsuit against the University of Michigan over its delay in providing public records requested under the state’s open records laws.
More than 100 days have passed…
Feds: WCC IGNITE Job Training Program Spent $788K and Issued No Certifications
by P.D. Lesko
In 2012, WCC was awarded a federal grant totalling $2.99 million to implement a program under the auspices of which the college would recruit and train students for IT careers. A Dept. of Labor review dated Feb. 2015 cited…
Congressional Push for “Risk-Sharing” on Defaulted Student Loans Could Cripple WCC
Both Republican and Democratic U.S. Congressional leaders want to see colleges and universities, such Washtenaw Community College, have more skin in the game when it comes to paying for defaulted student loans. Such a policy shift could put…
New Study: Degrees From “Elite” Colleges of Little Help to African Americans in the Job Market
by Jared Wadley
DOES HAVING A college degree from a highly selective school make a difference in getting a well-paid job? Not if you’re African-American, says a University of Michigan researcher.
A popular belief in U.S. society is…
U-M MOOCs and Online Learning Offerings Surge, Reach Millions
by Donna Iadipaolo
THE UNIVERSITY OF Michigan has significantly increased its offerings of free, massive open online courses, otherwise widely known as “MOOCs.” At a result, along with other outcomes, U-M receives major advertising, and…
U-M Greek Org. That Caused Damage to Gaylord Resort Earns 4-Year “Time Out”—Maybe
by John Ball
ON FEB. 27, U-M Dean of Students, Dr. Laura Blake Jones, released a 10-page decision in response to a Feb. 6 complaint against Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity for its members’ alleged participation in an alcohol and drug-fueled …
Feb. 11 U-M Poet Lorna Goodison to Receive 4th Annual Shirley Verrett Award
by Eilisha Dermont
CELEBRATED POET Lorna Goodison, a University of Michigan professor of English language and literature and of Afroamerican and African studies, will receive the 4th annual Shirley Verrett Award. The ceremony will take…