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Neo-noir thriller to film in Ann Arbor by University of Michigan filmmaker
ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor may not seem like an obvious choice for the setting of a crime thriller. Filmmaker and University of Michigan graduate Kai Brown sees the potential in her upcoming film set in the city. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
Private MI University Makes Bold Academic Changes & Ends Athletics
As part of a bold and strategic move, one university in Michigan is making drastic cuts to not only how students learn, but also how they play. Concordia University in Ann Arbor, a private, Lutheran-based school, is set to undergo significant changes after the next school year, transitioning many of its academic programs to an online-only format.
Ann Arbor Board of Education to decide on Jazz Parks' official contract as district superintendent
The Ann Arbor School Board is expected to vote tonight on the contract that takes the word “interim” off the title of Superintendent Jazz Parks, but not before a proposal to approve the contract late Wednesday into Thursday went off the rails. During an executive session Wednesday, Ann...
Michigan College First With Their Own Cocktail
Over the last couple of years, many states have passed laws granting colleges and universities the right to apply for licenses to sell alcoholic beverages at their sports facilities. Michigan joined that list of states last year in 2023 and instantly many schools applied and received permits for all or many of their sports facilities. This would increase their concession sales as fans could enjoy drinks while watching their favorite team.
Student Blog: Clubs at College
It’s Natalie with another blog post, and today I am going to be talking about CLUBS at the University of Michigan, specifically the theater and performing opportunities!. To preface this, I thought I would give a bit of a life update. My family is currently camping on the far east side of Michigan (like literally right on Lake Michigan), so I am writing this from the kitchen table of our camper. I love camping – what’s not to love about getting to sleep in, drink coffee, and just reading in a hammock or on the beach all day? (At least that’s what I do when I camp, I don’t know about you… I highly recommend it though.)
‘They don’t care about us’: Students hurt, confused by Michigan college’s downsizing
ANN ARBOR, MI - Kaleigh McClelland enrolled at her dream school last fall, joining the defending national champion softball team at Concordia University Ann Arbor. Now a rising sophomore at third base, the Saline native was part of the Cardinal’s second straight National Christian College Athletic Association championship in May in Kansas City. The hope is the third generation Concordia legacy will see a bigger role on the team next spring enroute to a three-peat.
Hello, Ann Arbor: Good Morning America, Volleybros and budget woes at Ann Arbor schools
The sun was bright, but the temperature was cooler, and I sat Thursday evening sipping a glass of Elephant Juice, a Detroit IPA. Co-workers and I gathered downtown at The Grotto to bid farewell to our longtime education reporter, Martin Slagter – who fittingly did his final cocktail profile this week on the Scotch-driven Into Yesterday at The Last Word.
Spots open for Washtenaw Community College summertime camps for teens
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Parents can still sign their teens and preteens up for hands-on videogame and healthcare camps at Washtenaw Community College this summer. One-week camps are offered for area residents ages 11-18 between July 22 and August 9. The first camp, “3D at WCC,” lets participants delve...
LBI Event Recap: Michigan State Team Camp "Day Two" (East Lansing, MI)
East Lansing, MI: The Michigan State Team Camp set a high standard for team camps with an impressive stage, setting, and format. Belleville High School emerged as the victor in the Green Bracket, while Holt High School claimed the White Bracket. Here are some standout players I had the opportunity to observe on Day Two of the camp!
Eastern Michigan Hosting World University Championships USRowing Training Camp
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The creation of the state-of-the-art Eastern Michigan University Rowing Course at Ford Lake is set to bring near-immediate dividends as USRowing has selected Eastern as the host of World University Championships USRowing Training Camp. Eagles Head Coach Kemp Savage will be coaching the women's team, which includes EMU student-athlete Lily Wilhelm.
This week in 5 numbers: Columbia employees placed on leave
From Columbia employees being placed on leave to rising debt requirement breaches, here are the top-line figures from some of our biggest stories of the week. The number of Columbia University employees who were placed on leave after text exchanges among several administrators were leaked. The messages — reportedly sent during a late May panel on antisemitism and the campus climate in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war — caught the attention of Rep. Virginia Foxx, a North Carolina Republican who called the exchanges “disparaging.”
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