Wolverine Express Visits Detroit Edison Public School Academy Early College of Excellence
On March 21st, the Wolverine Express visited Detroit Edison Public School Academy (DEPSA) Early College of Excellence, marking the program’s sixth school this academic year. An initiative of the...
Spotlight on the Digital Tools and Youth Outreach Community
Academic Innovation Article by Megan Taylor Excerpt: The Digital Tools and Youth Outreach community is a group of U-M faculty and staff who meet throughout the academic year to explore the...
CEO Director Speaks On Fostering a Culture of Learning
Association of Public Land-Grant Universities Article Excerpt: Despite concern about the rising cost of higher education and its value, the need for college-educated workers is more important than...
Center for Educational Outreach Hosts Faculty Forum on Engagement
Engaged Michigan Article by Danielle Dimcheff Excerpt: What is the responsibility of a public institution? What does the word “outreach” mean? How can faculty members make initial connections...
Professor Shares Work With Underrepresented Students
University Record Article by Ben Bugajski Excerpt: Since the early 1990s, Robert Griess Jr. has worked to bring math to marginalized students around Michigan. Griess, the John Griggs Thompson...
New Grads Tapped as College Advisers Due to Guidance Counselor Shortage
Detroit Free Press Article by Lori Higgins Excerpt: Kasceen Anderson has a bunch of college options. Will it be the California performing arts college that requires an audition? The college that...
UMSI Community College Summer Institute Featured in Diversity in Action
Diversity in Action recently featured the University of Michigan School of Information’s (UMSI) Community College Summer Institute (CCSI) in its July/August issue. The result of a collaboration...
Former MCAC Adviser offers perspective on new Go Blue Guarantee (University guarantees tuition to low-income in-state students)
Michigan Daily Article by Riyah Bashia Excerpt: University of Michigan alum Lehman Robinson applied to his now alma mater on a whim. As a first-generation college student coming from a low-income...
Ten Staff Members Five Staff Teams Receive Diversity Leadership Awards
University Record Article by Matt Snyder Excerpt: Recipients of the fourth annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Awards were honored Tuesday at a breakfast ceremony in Palmer Commons. Read The Full...
U-M Announces New Statewide Initiative
University Record Article by Marie Ting and Deborah Meyers Greene Excerpt: U-M is home to the new statewide Michigan College Advising Corps (MCAC), a unique approach to increasing the number of...