Four
students
have
been
selected by the University of
Michigan to be official nominees
for the prestigious Rhodes and
Marshall
scholarships,
which
provide full funding for graduate
study in the United Kingdom.
This years nominees include
Public
Policy
senior
Nadine
Jawad, recent LSA alum Jonathan
Williams, University alum Yiran
Liu and University alum Lauren
Shepard.
According to the LSA Office
of
National
Scholarships
and Fellowships the Rhodes
Scholarship,
which
was
established in 1902, covers 2 to 3
years of post-bachelor’s education
at the University of Oxford. Thirty-
two scholars from the United
States are selected each year, and
25 University of Michigan alumni
have received the scholarship
since its conception, including
Abdul El-Sayed, current 2018
gubernatorial
candidate
for
Michigan.
The
Marshall
Scholarship,
on the other hand, covers one to
two years of graduate study at
a wide variety of U.K. academic
institutions
including
Oxford,
Cambridge, the London School
of Economics and others. Up to
40 scholars are selected each
year based on academic merit,
leadership
and
ambassadorial
potential, Marshall’s main three
criteria for recipients.
ONSF Director Henry Dyson,
who worked very closely with
the four nominees during the
application and selection process,
said
these
two
scholarships
represent
the
pinnacle
of
academic funding in the U.K.
“As I always say, (Rhodes and
Marshall) are like the Rose Bowl
of (U.K. scholarships),” Dyson
said. “There’s an emphasis on
leadership and cosmopolitanism
and well-roundedness and service
that’s built into the Rhodes and
Marshall scholarships.”
For Jawad, vice president of
Central Student Government, the
nomination for both Rhodes and
Marshall scholarships reinforces
her commitment to migrant
and refugee studies from an
international health viewpoint. A
first-generation student and the
daughter of a Lebanese refugee,
Jawad said she heard a lot from
her family growing up about what
life is like as a refugee. However,
she said she wanted to look at the
issue in a more academic setting
through graduate work.
Jawad was also named the
27th University student to win
the Truman Scholarship, a public
service award for third-year
students last year. She said while
the rigor and intensity of the
application process for Rhodes
and Marshall was similar to
Truman, being awarded the
nomination
for
Rhodes
and
Marshall after Truman was a
great honor.
“I was still very shocked that
they chose to nominate me for
both (Rhodes and Marshall), but
it was a little bit different because
this time around, I felt so much
emotion and appreciation for
the people who believed in me
because a lot of people are like
‘Oh you already have one. Why
would you want to apply for
another?’ but I think that people
who nominated me recognize
that they’re two very different
opportunities so I’m just very
humbled and honestly grateful for
the people who chose to nominate
Hillary
Clinton,
former
Democratic
presidential
nominee and former Secretary
of State, will take her book tour
to the University of Michigan’s
Hill Auditorium Oct. 24 –– and
a multitude of opinions, fans and
critics await her.
As the Democratic presidential
nominee, Clinton proved to be an
incendiary figure, and her book is
creating a similar buzz. Clinton’s
publishers said the book, titled
“What
Happened,”
outlines
the “rage, sexism, exhilarating
highs
and
infuriating
lows”
accompanying her journey as the
first female nominee of a major
presidential party.
But some University students
aren’t
interested
in
“What
Happened,”
and
question
Clinton’s motives for offering a
retrospective look into her loss. A
Facebook event titled “Bring your
pony to Hillary’s salty book tour”
indicates
some
perspectives
students have of the event.
LSA junior Meaghan Wheat
agreed, and said despite her
support
for
Clinton
in
the
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See CLINTON, Page 3
Students
divided on
Clinton’s
book tour
GOVERNMENT
High ticket prices for
the former presidential
candidate cause pause
CARLY RYAN
Daily Staff Reporter
Rhodes Scholarship
2 - 3 years
Oxford University
Full ride for
of graduate study at
32
United States
Scholars are selected each year
from the
25
University of
Michigan alumni
have recieved the
scholarship since its
conception
Marshall Scholarship
1 - 2 years
Full ride for
of graduate study at various
UK academic institutions.
40
Up to
Scholars each
year are selected.
“academic merit, leadership
potential, and ambassadorial
potential”.
Scholars are selected for their
DESIGN BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Four University students nominated
for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarship
The prestigious scholarships provide full funding for graduate study in the U.K.
MATT HARMON
Daily Staff Reporter
michigandaily.com
For more stories and coverage, visit
See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 3
A fraternity on campus is
offering scholarships for any
undocumented students who
need to renew their Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals
status
before
the
Oct.
5
deadline.
The Lambda Theta Phi Latin
Fraternity, Inc., a multicultural
fraternity for Latino men, has
raised close to $1,000 thus
far to help cover DACA work
permit renewal costs, which
cost $495 per person.
The move follows President
Donald
Trump’s
Sept.
5
announcement
of
plans
to
end
the
DACA
program,
which
provides
two-year
work permits to children of
undocumented parents born in
the United States. Though new
DACA requests will no longer
be accepted, those who are
under protection currently can
apply for renewal until Oct.
5. Trump’s decision has been
met with bipartisan criticism
in
Congress;
University
of
Michigan students held a rally
earlier this month protesting
See DACA, Page 3
Finances
for DACA
fees gifted
from group
CAMPUS LIFE
Lambda Theta Phi
Fraternity raises funds
for students with renewal
ISHI MORI
Daily Staff Reporter
In March 2017, University
President
Mark
Schlissel
announced the University of
Michigan’s
development
of
Teach-Outs, an educational series
covering a broad range of current
topics that can be accessed for free
through digital platforms, edX
and Coursera. After the series’
first several months, the first
five Teach-Outs have engaged
participants from all over the
world.
The current series pays homage
to
the
University’s
Teach-In
Series held in 1965 as a response to
the Vietnam War. Professors held
teach-ins to encourage students
to form educated responses to the
rapidly changing political climate.
Fifty years later, the University
has revamped the series to be a
Teach-Out, where professors have
discussions through online edX
courses, or massive open online
courses, in order for the program
to reach a global audience.
According to James Hilton,
dean of libraries and vice provost
of academic innovation, the series
has successfully met its goal of
not only engaging the students at
the University, but also gaining
different perspectives from the
broader public.
“The
Teach-Outs
released
thus far on edX: ‘Democratic
to Authoritarian Rule,’ ‘Fake
News,’ ‘Stand Up for Science’ and
‘The Future of Obamacare’; on
Coursera: ‘Hurricanes: What’s
Next?’ have included participants
from over 130 countries,” Hilton
said. “The first Teach-Outs have
begun to tap the power of global
conversation.”
Students have also contributed
to creating content for the Teach-
Outs and sharing their growing
understanding of these issues
with the greater community,
according to Hilton.
“In the current Hurricanes
Teach-Out, students in Professor
Samson’s
Extreme
Weather
course contributed questions for
extreme weather experts, and
they also helped research and
respond to participants’ questions
Teach-Out
series draws
users for
new courses
Mike Pence visits Michigan to
discuss new GOP tax reform plan
See TEACH-OUT, Page 3
ARNOLD ZHOU/Daily
Vice President Mike Pence addresses the crowd at American Axle and Manufacturing Thursday.
ACADEMICS
The educational initiative offers broad
range of topics on digital platforms
ALEX COTT
Daily Staff Reporter
The Vice President stopped in Auburn Hills to promote tax code simplification
Vice President Mike Pence
pitched his party’s tax reform
plan as “the largest tax cut in
American history” to about 300
Michigan residents and business
owners at an American Axle and
Manufacturing facility in Auburn
Hills Thursday afternoon.
Pence and other members
of
Republican
leadership
are
underlining
three
major
provisions: simplification of the
tax code, tax cuts for the middle
class and tax cuts for businesses.
There is significant pressure
on President Donald Trump and
the Republican Party to pass
tax reform quickly. In the wake
of another failed attempt at
repealing Obamacare –– one of
the GOP’s main promises to its
base –– Republicans are eager to
claim a major victory before the
2018 congressional elections.
“While health care is gonna
take a little bit more time, I’m
happy to tell you that help is on the
way right now because, under the
leadership of President Donald
Trump, we’re gonna cut taxes
across the board,” Pence said.
“With the support of Michigan’s
leaders in Congress and the
support of President Trump, I say
with confidence: Before we get
to Christmas of this year, we’re
gonna pass the largest tax cut in
American history.”
The
issue
of
tax
cuts
consistently
plays
well
with
Trump’s base. Diane Schindlbeck,
co-chair of the Michigan Trump
Republicans, said it was one of the
issues most important to her.
“That is actually one of the
first reasons why I actually got on
board with Trump was because of
what’s going on with our taxes,”
she said. “As Pence said today,
the simplicity of it –– it is very,
very confusing and we do need
to be able to put money back into
the working man’s pocket. It is so
hard for small businesses right
now because of the high taxes that
they have to pay.”
Pence implored the audience
to also put pressure on the state’s
Democratic lawmakers, saying
ANDREW HIYAMA
Daily Staff Reporter
See GOP, Page 3