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Coleman said.
But, at the end of the day, when she
makes up her mind about something,
she's unlikely to reconsider, no matter
how popular or unpopular a decision
may be.
"She's not someone who's going to
waffle on decisions she's made," Han-
lon said.
And under her management, the
University has been forced to make a
series of tough choices.
The University has cut $235 million
in costs from the general fund budget
over the past decade, and it expects
to eliminate another $120 million by
2017. Hanlon said, adding that most of
the cuts have been kept away from the
academic enterprises.
The savings have been widelv
publicized from changing employee
benefits to the consolidation of infor-
mation technologies.
"We are so much more lean and
efficient than we were 10 years ago,"
Hanlon said.
Valued at $7.8 billion as of June 30,
2011, the University's endowment has
more than doubled under the manage-
ment of Coleman's financial team. Its
annual payout has also increased.
And it's even more expensive for out-
of-state and international students.
Coleman has previously expressed
her desire to see more non-resident
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Courant said. "She pays attention to
things. She compliments you when
you do things well, she lets you know
if she doesn't think you're doing
things well. And she's very much of
the model of: 'When in doubt, call."'
Coleman meets weekly with the
University's executive officers to dis-
cuss the issues facing the University,
and she tries to hear as many opinions
as possible before making a decision.
"In my leadership style, I found that
putting issues on the table and making
people feel comfortable, whether they
agree or disagree, and to state their
case and to make their argument, that
we get better decisions in the end."
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But the specter of the end of Cole-
man's presidency is hanging over
the planning process. Her contract
expires in 2014, and she said she
doesn't plan on staying on longer.
"It is my expectation that I will go
on and do something differently in
two years," she said.
Her dozen years at the University's
helm will make her the longest ten-
ured president in nearly 40 years.
And as the University prepares for
a presidential transition, it'll be up to
that person, whoever they may be, to
set the University's priorities for the
coming years.
The budgetary challenges Coleman
has dealt with show no signs of abat-
ing and the next president will have to
find a way to generate revenue.
Though there will be challenges,
Coleman said she relishes the oppor-
tunity to tackle them head on.
"You're always going to have new
challenges," Coleman said. "That's one
of the things that's so exciting about
being in a university community, espe-
cially at a place like Michigan."
With the foundation Coleman's
laid, it's up to another advocate to lay
down the bricks.
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"We have capacity, and these stu-
dents come paying the full freight,"
Coleman said at the Mackinac Policy
Conference in May. "They actually
add tremendously to the economy of
the state of Michigan."
But since the cost of attending the
University has increased, many are
worried that the culture of the insti-
tution, with more higher-income and
out-of-state students, is changing.
"The out-of-state price has gotten
so high that those kids generally come
from families that are generally pretty
affluent," Deitch said.
What's next?
The University is planning to
launch its next capital campaign late
next year and May said financial aid
will be one of its several major focus-
es. More than $500 million was raised
in private support in the last cam-
paign and May said the University is
hoping to top that this time around.
Atthisearlystage, Maysaid programs
in entrepreneurship and sustainability,
areas Coleman has prioritized, are also
emerging as potential major themes of
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suspended for the multiple hit-and-
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she still exists.
But as efficiency has improved over
the past decade, increased tuition
rates have been a part of the budget-
ary solution, despite the fact that the
amount of financial aid the University
awards has increased.
The cost of attendance at the Uni-
versity has continually grown. In fall
2002, it cost an in-state LSA freshman
approximately $7,300 for a full year's
tuition. Now, it costs an LSA fresh-
man from Michigan approximately
$12,800 to attend to the University.
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The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center recently relo-
cated to the Michigan Union from its previous residence on North
University Avenue in order to be more accessible to students.
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