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The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. The university was founded in 1817 in Detroit, about 20 years before the territory of Michigan officially became a state, and moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. Today, it is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus; there are two satellite campuses ? the University of Michigan-Flint and the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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DESEGREGATION PLANS STRUCK DOWN
- 2007-09-01
The U.S. Supreme Court in June struck down, 5-4, two K-12 school desegregation plans that assigned children to schools based on race. The case did not directly involve higher education, but briefs filed in the case, including an amicus brief filed by the AAUP, referred to Grutter v. Bollinger, the...
Racial Classification and the Flawed Pursuit of Diversity: How Phantom Minorities Threaten "Critical Mass" Justification in Higher Education
- 2007-01-01
I. INTRODUCTION1 In December, 2006, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a pair of cases that once again thrust racial classification to the forefront of public debate. The two cases, Meredith v. Jefferson City Board of Education2 and Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District3 are the...
The diversity mandate: Emory University provost Earl Lewis offers insight on the national climate for campus diversity
- 2006-08-24
Before becoming the first African-American provost at Emory University, Dr. Earl Lewis had been on the front lines of the University of Michigan's defense of affirmative action in higher education. At the time of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 decision upholding the use of race in academic admissions, Lewis was...
College of Education at California State University-Dominguez Hills
- 2006-05-04
DR. LYNNE COOK has been named dean of the College of Education at California State University-Dominguez Hills. She was most recently a professor of special education at CSU-Northridge. Cook earned a bachelor's, master's and doctorate from the University of Michigan.
Global Change Curriculum and Minor at the University of Michigan, The
- 2006-05-01
ABSTRACT A team of faculty from the natural and social sciences supports an interdisciplinary curriculum and degree program in Global Change and Global Sustainability at the university of Michigan. We offer a series of lecture courses and laboratory sessions on Earth Systems Science and Sustainability entitled "Introduction to Global Change"...
WSU, UM, MSU push for separate funding.(Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, government aid to education)
- 2006-05-01
Byline: Amy Lane Michigan's three largest research universities are pitching for separate consideration as lawmakers slice up funding for higher education. Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and Michigan State University want lawmakers to consider unique factors at their ...
University of Michigan launches National Center for Institutional Diversity
- 2005-12-01
ANN ARBOR, MICH. With a new home and acting director, and groundwork laid by some of the nation's leading experts, the University of Michigan's National Center for Institutional Diversity is poised to launch a number of initiatives to move the discussion of diversity beyond the issue of representation, university...
Why UM must stay a public institution.(Opinion)(University of Michigan)
- 2005-10-24
Byline: Mary Sue Coleman In her Oct. 3 column, Mary Kramer poses a question I have heard occasionally in my tenure: Should the University of Michigan become a private school? Some have speculated that, in response to the long-term decline in ...
U of M to ensure college remains affordable for students
- 2005-09-06
Coleman, Mary Sue Michigan Chronicle 09-06-2005 This summer, the University of Michigan took the difficult step of raising tuition to make up for a substantial shortfall in support from the Michigan Legislature. Our fellow public universities across the state have had to do the same. Given the state's current economic...
U of M to ensure college remains affordable for students
- 2005-09-06
Coleman, Mary Sue Michigan Chronicle 09-06-2005 This summer, the University of Michigan took the difficult step of raising tuition to make up for a substantial shortfall in support from the Michigan Legislature. Our fellow public universities across the state have had to...
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