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Are College and University Athletic Departments Exploiting Unpaid Interns, Too? U of M and EMU Athletic Departments Rely Heavily On Unpaid Interns

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 12, 2014 0

Over the past year, unpaid internships in business have drawn more scrutiny. But some schools — notably, their athletic departments — have sought out unpaid interns, too. FOR STUDENTS interested in a career in sports management,…

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Since 2005 U of M Financial Aid Spending Up 1.8 Percent While Tuition & Fees Revenue Up 50 Percent

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 10, 2014 0

STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO the University of Michigan dropped from $320,662,000 in 2005 to a projected $279,108,700 in 2014, a loss of a total of 12.9 percent over the past descade—some $41.5 million dollars. Drops in state appropriations to…

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UPDATED: UMHS Signs Five-Year $45M Deal With Life Technologies—UMHS CEO Serves On Company’s Board Of Directors

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 10, 2014 0

Dr. Pescovitz owns shares in the company worth $385,000 and accumulated additional shares days before the October 2013 Board of Regents meeting at which the contract between UMHS and Life Technologies was granted approval. IN THE…

Edu

Keeping Tabs: Locals To Watch In 2014—The University Of Michigan’s 14th President

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 7, 2014 0

Dr. Mary Sue Coleman was appointed as the 13th president of The University of Michigan in 2002. According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, university presidents, on average, stay in their jobs 8.5 years. Coleman, then, in keeping her…

Econ

Keeping Tabs—Local To Watch In 2014: Matthew M. Davis, M.D., MAPP

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 7, 2014 0

Crowd funding for medical research? Introducing the WellSpringboard Site. Crowd funding is all the rage these days, with everyone from charities to start-up companies offering ways for masses of people to kick in small amounts of money…

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U of M Among U.S. Colleges Spending The Most On Lobbying In DC

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 30, 2013 0

SPENDING ON LOBBYING was down across the board in 2012, but the education industry led the way in tightening the purse strings. According to OpenSecrets.org, “In 2011, the industry, which includes both for-profit and nonprofit colleges and…

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University of Michigan Patent Revenue Down 40 Percent Between 2008 and 2011

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 27, 2013 0

ACCORDING TO 2011 data supplied by University of Michigan officials to the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) and published by AUTM in its 2012 survey, U of M spent $1.23 billion dollars on research and earned $15.6…

Opinion

EDITORIAL: The University of Michigan Must Pay For Its Employee Transit Not Ann Arbor Residents

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Dec 17, 2013 0

THE CITY’S 2015-2020 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) focuses on projects that city staff suggest will “provide for large, physical improvements that are permanent in nature that are needed for the functioning of the community, including…

Crime

The Number Of Rapes and Forcible Fondling Complaints At The University of Michigan Rose Sharply In 2012

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 30, 2013 0

THE NUMBER OF forcible rapes committed on the University of Michigan’s campus and/or reported to the University’s police dropped from a high of 75 in 2005 to a low of 8 in 2010. Between 2011 and 2012, however, the number of forcible…

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EDITORIAL: Ann Arbor, AAPS and The University of Michigan—All For One and One For All

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Nov 24, 2013 0

WARD 4 COUNCIL member Margie Teall and Ward 3 Council member Christopher Taylor recently co-sponsored a resolution objecting to an immense electronic sign the University of Michigan has placed on its own property adjacent to Stadium…

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