An alert EMUTalk.org reader sent me a couple of links about a “mystery donor” contributing to millions of dollars to U.S. colleges and universities: “Mystery philanthropist donates $75m to US universities” from the guardian.co.uk site, and “Colleges don’t dig for clues in mysterious donations” from freep.com. There’s also an article from last week’s [...]
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Well, it’s that time again: commencement at EMU, with families, friends, and the graduates themselves coming to the Convocation Center. There’s lots of information about it here; the ceremonies will be at 10 am and 2 pm. and there will be live streaming of the big event here beginning Sunday at 10 AM. The [...] Just a brief announcement before I move on to my next task of the day: I’ve decided to delete/give up on the Google ads on EMUTalk.org. They ain’t worth it. I had no illusions about getting rich from this little site, but I had hoped to more or less make enough money from the [...] Long-time EMUTalk.org commentator “Alum” sent me some crime statistic data a while ago, and I am just now procrastinating long enough from the work I should be doing during finals week finding the time to make this available here. It’s interesting stuff. Here’s a chart that breaks down the data, comparing EMU to other state [...] Given the collapse of local print media around here and the (future) emergence of a variety of electronic media sites, I thought this story I heard today on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation,” “Local News Sites Pick Up The Investigative Beat.” It is was an interesting discussion and included talk with the folks at [...] My colleague and friend Jessica “Decky” Alexander is behind this cool effort, Anywhere You Want to Go: A Theater Performance Based on the Real Stories and Sounds of Ypsilanti. Graduate and undergraduate students from EMU’s Communication, Media and Theatre Arts Department have teamed up with the YYEA: Crosstown Theatre Troupe, a local youth theatre troupe [...] On the “Freeze my tuition-please!” post, an anonymous commentator raises some good questions about who we admit to EMU and how few students we graduate: I know this is kind of off topic but seeing as some have spoken about enrollment I was wondering as a citizen of Ypsilanti and EMU student if there has been [...] The Ann Arbor News has an article on the soon to be defunct paper front page, “Students: Please freeze tuition,” while is online version as the headline “The cry at U-M, other campuses: No tuition hikes.” Here’s the relevant part about this particular “other campus:” Anxiety isn’t limited to students at U-M. “I’ve been [...] Good news for the much beleaguered Ypsilanti Freighthouse: As the Ypsilanti Citizen article “Governor presents ‘big’ check for Ypsi Freighthouse” reported today, All eyes were on Ypsilanti to watch Governor Jennifer Granholm deliver a $500,000 check, which could allow community events by the time the stops in Ypsilanti in 2010. Ed Penet, a trustee for the [...] From the Detroit Freep and other sources, “2 dead in murder-suicide at Henry Ford college.” A 20-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man were killed during a murder-suicide at Henry Ford Community College today, police have confirmed. The two were in a theater class together today, but police were unable to substantiate any relationship between the two, Dearborn’s [...] |
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