The
University
Research
Corridor — a partnership of
the University of Michigan,
Michigan
State
University
and Wayne State University —
released its 11th economic impact
report last week. The report
highlights
the
universities’
contributions
to
the
state
economy, which totaled $18.7
billion in 2017.
This is a significant increase
from 2015, when the URC
added $16.5 billion to the state
economy.
Britany
Affolter-
Caine, executive director of the
URC, attributes this increase
to federal funding and larger
student populations.
“It is being successful —
the three universities — and
continuing
to
grow
their
operations in terms of research
and education,” Affolter-Caine
said. “They’ve grown enrollment
over the last several years.
They’ve been more successful in
capturing federal grants to fund
their research. … Continuing
growth in those areas is why
we can say we’ve had a bigger
impact.”
In addition, the URC added
78,845 jobs in 2017.
“I think it’s really important
to think about the impact that’s
non-monetary — the impact
on individuals,” Affolter-Caine
said. “There are many impacts
“Empowerment.”
That’s
the word Public Policy senior
Yvonne Navarrete used to
describe
her
experience
as a Latina woman at the
University of Michigan. Last
year, Navarrete worked as
the lead director of La Casa,
a student organization and
advocacy group dedicated to
uniting Latinx students at the
University. She now works as
an undergraduate adviser for
the organization.
Tuesday night marked the
beginning of Latinx Heritage
Month at the University, and
over 200 students, faculty and
staff attended the opening
ceremony in the Michigan
League ballroom.
Navarrete was one of many
volunteers
from
La
Casa
who attended the ceremony
and described her personal
process of become a student
leader on campus.
“It’s all about coming into
a space that’s not historically
created for your people or
those with similar identities
as you and being able to
bring your community in,”
Navarrete said. “You do that
not just for yourself, but the
students coming after you.
That’s really what La Casa has
been doing since its creation
and through Latinx Heritage
Month: creating those spaces
so that Latinx students can
feel included and represented,
feel at home, and not only
that they belong on campus,
but that they are a part of
campus. They are what makes
the University of Michigan
great.”
The event included opening
remarks
from
University
President Mark Schlissel in
which he emphasized the
importance
of
protecting
historically
marginalized
communities. He highlighted
the need for communication
and openness on campus.
“I assure that we will
continue to work with all of
you and your leaders this year
and into the future, trying to
understand how best to serve
you as students,” he said.
The ceremony also featured
Catalina Ormsby, managing
director
of
the
National
Forum on Higher Education,
Ethriam Brammer, assistant
dean and DEI implementation
lead at Rackham Graduate
School, and LSA junior Alex
Mullen, internal director of
La Casa.
Mullen
discussed
how
important Latinx Heritage
Month
is
for
students
The
U.S.
Department
of
Commerce
announced
last
Wednesday that the University
of Michigan’s Great Lakes Trade
Adjustment Assistance Center,
which works with companies
in
Michigan,
Indiana,
and
Ohio that have been hurt by
foreign competition, has been
awarded a $1.1 million Economic
Development
Administration
grant.
A total of $13 million was
issued to 11 different Trade
Adjustment Assistance Centers
nationwide,
which
“help
American manufacturers hurt
by imports adjust to increasing
global competition.”
According
to
the
U.S.
Department of Commerce, the
TAACs “support a wide range of
technical, planning, and business
recovery
projects
that
help
companies
and
communities
adapt
to
international
competition.”
Many of the center’s clients,
frequently small manufacturers
in the region, faced uncertainty
in light of recent tariffs levied
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Universities
contribute
$18.7 billion
to economy
Author Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks
on refugee experiences, storytelling
See MOBILITY, Page 2A
RESEARCH
Report shows large increase in additions
to state economy and 78,845 new jobs
RILEY LANGEFELD
Daily Staff Reporter
The Pulitzer-prize winner detailed his journey from “refugee to bourgeoisie”
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Viet Thanh Nguyen, a professor
at the University of Southern
California,
spoke
Tuesday
to
a
packed
Lydia
Mendelssohn
Theatre on the perceptions of
refufees
and
the
Vietnamese
perspective of the Vietnam War.
Using his own experiences and
excerpts from his award-winning
books, he also discussed the
importance of storytelling.
This event was put together
by
over
13
organizations,
including the Vietnamese Student
Association, the United Asian
American
Organizations,
the
University of Michigan Helen Zell
Writers’ program. Prof. Emily
Lawsin, an organizer of the event,
introduced Nguyen, highlighting
the crucial perspective he offers in
such a turbulent time.
“A refugee at a time of rising
xenophobia, a survivor of war
in an era of ceaseless violence, a
transnational visionary in the face
of borders and walls, a writer of
color in an age of resurgent white
supremacy and, last but not least,
a teacher at a time when we are
bombarded daily with ignorance
wrapped
in
280-character
spitwads,” Lawsin said.
Nguyen, who is a Vietnamese
ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
Daily Staff Reporter
See TARIFFS, Page 3A
University
to receive
$1 million
in grants
GOVERNMENT
Funds are intended to help
manufacturers hurt by
recent tarriffs on China
LEAH GRAHAM
Daily Staff Reporter
PRASHANTH PANICKER/Daily
Bryan Terrazas and Cristina Castillo dance at the LatinX Heritage Month Opning Ceremony Tuesday.
Latinx community celebrates, reflects
at Heritage Month opening ceremony
Students and administrators emphasize importance of passing the torch
KATHERINA SOURINE
Daily Staff Reporter
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See REFUGEE, Page 3A
In 1971, Philip Zimbardo,
a
psychology
professor
at
Stanford
University,
constructed a fake jail in the
basement of the university.
He filled the prison with 21
college-age male volunteers, 10
designated “prisoners” and 11
designated “guards.”
Zimbardo planned to run a
jail simulation, acting as the
warden of the prison, for two
weeks to observe the impact
of roles and labels in the
environment. The experiment
quickly deteriorated, however,
and the mock prison descended
into chaos. After only six
days,
the
experiment
was
shut down when a visiting
student reported the abusive
behavior of the guards and the
psychological distress of the
prisoners.
Zimbardo’s
investigation,
dubbed the Stanford prison
experiment, would come to be
hailed as a classic psychology
study revealing one dark facet
of human nature.
However,
in
June
2018,
See PSYCH, Page 3A
Psychology
professors
reexamine
curriculum
ACADEMICS
Debunking of formerly
essential studies in
field prompts questions
ALICE TRACEY
Daily Staff Reporter
statement
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your home
When the city
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Pulitzer-prize winning author Viet Than Nguyen speaks about his work and life at the Michigan League Tuesday.