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Mark Schlissel

Regents Made Unprecedented Change to U-M President Ono’s Contract

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 18, 2022

by Jeremy Bauer-Wolf Santa Ono, the incoming president of the University of Michigan, would lose his tenured faculty role if the institution fired him for cause, a departure from typical contracts with college chief executives. …

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Fired U-M President Mark Schlissel Receives Nearly $1 Million Severance Deal

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 18, 2022

by Scott McClallan It started with the University of Michigan firing former president Mark Schlissel for a years-long relationship with a subordinate coworker deemed inappropriate. It ended with Schlissel receiving about $1…

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U-M Presidential Search Committee Seeks Community Input

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 9, 2022

The University of Michigan Board of Regents has appointed a committee of faculty, staff, students and alumni to assist with the search for the University of Michigan's next president and to collect feedback from the university community.…

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Don’t Let Jokes about Mark Schlissel’s Firing Distract from U-M’s Problems

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 29, 2022

by Claire Hao (This column originally appeared in Medium.com, an open-source blog site) #BREAKING: Mark Schlissel is down horrendous. To quote one of the best jokes I’ve seen floating around, “it started out with a knish, how…

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University of Michigan to Require COVID-19 Vaccination on all Campuses

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 4, 2021

Campus community must submit vaccine information by Aug. 30 On July 30, 2021, the University of Michigan announced that all students, faculty and staff on all three campuses of the college are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19…

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Most Read Articles of 2014

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 25, 2014 0

The Ann Arbor Independent published a long list of stories that received quite a bit of attention from readers. Below, find links to some of the most compelling and popular articles published in 2014, based on the number of social media…

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QB Schlissel Throws a Pick-Six

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 7, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko SO, MICHIGAN AD Dave Brandon is out. He allegedly blamed the political composition of the U-M Board of Regents (Republicans, the lot of them) for his woes. Dave Brandon ended up with a multi-million dollar payout over the…

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Days After U-M’s President Schlissel Starts Job, Feds Launch Title IX Investigation into Sexual Violence at Brown U. Where He Was Provost

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 22, 2014 2

by P.D. Lesko In April 2014, Brown U. was in an uproar. There were protests about the “bungled” handling of a student rape hearing. Media described the protests as having provoked a “nationwide uproar.” Meanwhile on April 17 in Ann…

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EDITORIAL: U-M’s New President Should Reverse the Over-Hype and Commercialization of U-M Football

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 29, 2014 0

MICHIGAN FOOTBALL AND U-M Athletic Director Dave Bradon’s efforts to “brand” U-M football have been criticized in the local, state and national media. Thanks to policies implemented by Mr. Brandon, a former CEO for Domino’s Pizza, student…

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EDITORIAL: Defending Alleged Fraud With a “No Comment” is An Insult to Faculty, the Public & Legislators

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 14, 2014 0

THE HEADLINE IN The Michigan Daily says it all: “University won’t take action at this time on faculty letter to Regents.” By not taking action, U-M officials are, of course, choosing to continue with a multi-million dollar bonus and…