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MIPP hosts Michigan Against Solitary Confinement Summit

Jan 12, 2025 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

About 150 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members gathered at the Michigan League Saturday afternoon to share personal experiences and perspectives about solitary confinement within the United States prison system. The statewide summit was organized by the Michigan Institute for Progressive Policy in partnership with the Open MI Door campaign to raise public awareness about the impacts of solitary confinement.
UMich is a leader in international education, says State Department

Dec 5, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Ji Hoon Choi |Patricia Leoncio

University of Michigan students hail from more than 120 countries and all 50 U.S. states. This year, the University’s Ann Arbor campus brought home the title for the largest international student population in the state of Michigan from 2023 to 2024, according to a report published by Open Doors, an annual census of international students in the United States from the Institute of International Education. The report stated that there are 11,766 total international students on the Ann Arbor campus.
UM-Flint receives $3.94 million grant to recruit nursing students

Nov 10, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

The University of Michigan-Flint School of Nursing received a $3.94 million through the federal Health Resources and Service Administration in October to fund the new U-M Flint Educates Rural Nurses program. The program aims to recruit nursing students and improve healthcare outcomes in Michigan’s rural “thumb” region, which includes Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac and Tuscola counties. Beginning in January 2025, the UM-FERN program will support a cohort of eight students each year.
UMich hosts a conversation with author Sandra Cisneros

Oct 21, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

More than 150 University of Michigan students, faculty and community members gathered in Rackham Auditorium Friday evening to hear from award-winning author Sandra Cisneros. Ruth Behar, anthropology professor and longtime friend of Cisneros, joined the event as a moderator. She acclaimed Derek Bermel’s new opera adaptation of Cisneros’ “The House on Mango Street,” which is set to premiere at the 2025 Glimmerglass Festival.
SACUA discusses institutional neutrality, protections for faculty

Oct 2, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

The University of Michigan’s Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs gathered in the Alexander G. Ruthven Building Monday afternoon to hear from Gretchen Keppel-Aleks and Lucy Hartley from the American Association of University Professors and Michael Atzmon and Nick Tobier from the Davis, Markert, and Nickerson Academic Freedom Lecture Committee.
Senate Assembly discusses revisions to University student policy

Sep 24, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

The University of Michigan’s Senate Assembly gathered in the Alexander G. Ruthven Building Monday afternoon to vote on committee charges — documents that list the tasks and duties of a committee — and the procedure for filling off-cycle member vacancies. The remainder of the meeting focused largely on the revisions to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities made effective July 18.
Student group hopes to distribute Nightcaps students

Mar 18, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

The High-Risk Planning student subcommittee of the University of Michigan’s High-Risk Planning Group is working with campus bars and fraternities to pilot a program that distributes free NightCaps, a drink cover for alcoholic beverages. As of now, the subcommittee has met with leaders from the Interfraternity Council and the Panhellenic Association at the University, and it plans to meet with bar managers from The Brown Jug and The Blue Leprechaun in the upcoming week.
UMich students ‘Walk to the Polls’ and vote at UMMA

Feb 22, 2024 | michigandaily.com | Patricia Leoncio

In collaboration with the Ann Arbor City Clerk’s Office and the Creative Campus Voting Project, students will be able to register and vote in the upcoming 2024 primary election through the Vote at UMMA polling station until Tuesday, Feb. 27. U-M students and faculty gathered in the Eldersveld Room in Haven Hall Wednesday afternoon to engage with the exhibit through “Walk to the Polls,” an event organized by Turn Up Turnout.