Sanford Robertson, a founding
partner of Francisco Partners, will
be awarded an honorary Doctor of
Law degree. Francisco Partners is
a private equity firm that focuses
on investments in technology and
technology-related
businesses.
Robertson holds both a B.A. and
an M.B.A. from the University.
Robert Shiller, an American
Nobel laureate, economist and
professor will be awarded an hon-
orary Doctor of Science degree.
Shiller currently serves as a Ster-
ling professor of economics at Yale
University and as a professor of
finance and fellow at the Interna-
tional Center for Finance at Yale
School of Management.
He will also be delivering the
Spring Commencement address
for the Rackham Graduate School.
Shiller wrote a New York Times
bestseller,
“Irrational
Exuber-
ance,” which warned of a future
economic decline. He served as
the vice president of the American
Economic Association in 2005 and
is the co-founder and chief econo-
mist of the investment manage-
ment firm MacroMarkets LLC.
He graduated from the University
with a B.A. in 1967 and earned a
Ph.D. from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in 1972.
A distinguished scholar at the
Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars and the U.S.
Institute of Peace, as well as a
contributing writer for The New
Yorker magazine, Robin Wright
will be awarded an honorary Doc-
tor of Humane Letters. Wright
was selected as the journalist of
the year in 2004 by the Ameri-
can Academy of Diplomacy, and
has reported from more than 140
countries.
Wright, who was born in Ann
Arbor, is a graduate of the Univer-
sity and the daughter of a Univer-
sity law professor.
Tadataka Yamada will receive
an honorary Doctor of Science
degree for his work as a gastro-
enterologist and pharmaceutical
researcher. He is the executive
vice president and chief medi-
cal
and
scientific
officer
of
Takeda Pharmaceuticals. As a
gastroenterology scholar, Yamada
has written over 150 manuscripts
on the topic.
Before joining Takeda, he was
the president of the Global Health
Program at the Bill and Melin-
da Gates Foundation where he
led efforts to create health tools
for the developing world. After
receiving a B.A. from Stanford
University, he completed his med-
ical degree at New York Universi-
ty. He trained in gastroenterology
at the UCLA School of Medicine.
Schlissel will also deliver his
first graduation address in the Big
House since his appointment as
University president last January.
Commencement is Saturday, May
2 at 10 a.m.
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during a gathering of peaceful
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Terry Pratchett, best known
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Feminist
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faculty will discuss and
reflect on how feminism
has redirected their field
in the last 20 years.
WHO: Institute for Research
on Women and Gender
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4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
WHERE: 2239 Lane Hall
#Black Lives
Matter
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review the history of
racism in the Detroit
police force, including
recent incidents.
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Arab, Middle Eastern and
North African communities.
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Multicultural Center
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to 8 p.m.
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Social media
in job search
WHAT:The workshop
will explore how to use
social media to expand
networking reach for a
more successful job search.
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Business representatives say Detroit is on the rise
21 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK (MARCH 22, 1994)
‘U’ tries, fails to ban Hash Bash
CONNOR BADE/Daily
Katana Ngala, a Zuzu Acrobats entertainer, performs as part
of The African Students Association Show at the Michigan
Theater on Friday.
HOW LOW CAN YOU GO
The University attempt-
ed to ban Hash Bash four
times out of the five years
prior, but all four times a
judge ruled in favor of the
National Organization for
the Reform of Marijuana
Laws, who organized Hash
Bash.
In previous years, the
University also tried to
charge a fee to use the Diag
and cover the costs of secu-
rity, cleanup and electrical
expenses. The ruling judge
ordered NORML to pay
$1,400 of the $9,400 pro-
posed by the University.
Adam
Brook,
spokes-
person for the Ann Arbor
chapter of NORML, pre-
dicted that the upcoming
Hash Bash would feature a
“teach-in” about marijuana
legalization and he wanted
the event to become “an act
of civil disobedience.”
30 years ago this week
(March 16, 1985)
A male living in East
Quad Residence Hall with
a skin rash was isolated and
observed because of the
possibility that he had con-
tracted measles.
Though Robert Winfield,
assistant director of health
services,
said
the
resi-
dent didn’t appear to have
measles, but the student
was not allowed to leave
his room except to use the
bathroom, and meals were
brought up to him from the
cafeteria.
These cautionary poli-
cies came after 11 people
contracted measles on the
medical campus and in East
Quad. Every patient recov-
ered.
A campus-wide drive to
inoculate students against
measles led to the vaccina-
tion of about 300 people in
free clinics in South Quad
Residence Hall and West
Quad Residence Hall the
day before.
—NEALA BERKOWSKI
Meet the
farmers
WHAT: Michigan Dining
will hold an event at South
Quad for students and
faculty who want to learn
how sustainable food is
produced and procured
for University dining.
WHO: Michigan Dining
WHEN: Today from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Ancient Rome
in silent cinema
WHAT: University College
London Prof. Maria Wyke
will discuss the portrayal
of and the fascination with
ancient Rome in silent
cinema in France, Italy, and
the United States.
WHO: LSA
WHEN: Today from 4 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
WHERE: Keene Theater,
East Quad
MADELINE BATH/Daily
Jason Raznick, the CEO of Benzinga, speaks as a panelist as part of the CSG Commission Event at the Ross School of
Business Friday.
Speakers talk about
their role in the
city’s revitalization
By LEA GIOTTO
Daily Staff Reporter
Representatives from the Detroit
Pistons and the Detroit Tigers con-
vened on campus Friday for “Per-
spective Detroit,” an event aimed at
changed perceptions about the city.
Sponsored by the Central Stu-
dent Government’s Commission
on Detroit Engagement, the event
featured discussion of several busi-
nesses and organizations growing
their presence in Detroit.
LSA freshman Rohin Patel, the
commission’s chair, said the idea
for the event after hearing how
people reacted to his working in
the city.
“People were pretty surprised at
the fact that I did work in Detroit
because they thought it was too
dangerous and things like that,”
Patel said. “That kind of got me
thinking that a lot of students at
the University don’t necessarily
know about the opportunities in
the city and it would be great to
hold an event that raises aware-
ness about them.”
The event featured speakers
from the Detroit Tigers, Detroit
Pistons, Fox Sports Detroit and the
financial media company Benz-
inga. Before LSA freshman Dylan
Bennett introduced the speakers,
he discussed several challenges
facing the city, including crime,
aging infrastructure, inadequate
transit and blight.
Bennett
explained
how
in
the mid-2000s, as Detroit lost
money, the police department lost
resources and crime rose. At its
worst, police were solving only 8.7
percent of Detroit’s crimes. This,
in part, was due to a lack of police
cruisers and their response time
being a full hour.
Bennett also mentioned The
Detroit Connector, the bus route
that runs from the Ann Arbor to
Detroit in an effort to better con-
nect the two cities.
“This is revolutionizing the rela-
tionship the University of Michi-
gan has with the city of Detroit,”
Bennett said.
During the event, the panelists
discussed how they believed their
companies were contributing to
Detroit’s revival.
“The Tigers are a vital part of the
center of Detroit,” Ron Wade, direc-
tor of marketing for the Detroit
Tigers, said. “Sports tends to be the
one thing that unites various parts
of the city and suburbs, and the
Tigers have a big role in that.”
Nick Bartolone, senior director
of advertisement for the Detroit
Pistons, explained why the team’s
special
Sunday
jerseys
sport
“Motor City.”
“The league launched this initia-
tive to have this ‘pride jersey,’ ” he
said. “What’s more prideful for us
than Motor City, right?”
Lauren Pober, director of mar-
keting at Fox Sports Detroit, said
by talking about Detroit on the air
during sports games, the company
generates business interest in the
city from listeners.
The only speaker not involved in
sports was Jason Raznick, the CEO
of Benzinga, a financial media com-
pany. The company is currently
based out of Southfield, but is in the
process of relocating to Detroit.
When asked why he is moving
his company, Raznick explained
that he believes in Detroit.
“Detroit started this big nation-
al resonance turnaround story,”
Raznick said. “People like turn-
around stories. They like come-
backs. People want to be a part of
something bigger than just a little
company.”
Bennett said he believes the Uni-
versity can be an important partner
for revitalization efforts in the city.
“The University of Michigan,
with its abundance of resources
and world-class account, has the
opportunity to have a huge role in
the development and restructur-
ing of a great American city that’s
40 minutes away,” Bennett said.
“That’s an opportunity that no
other university has, and it’s one
that we really can’t afford to give
up.”
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