In
partnership
with
the
Detroit
Community-Academic
Urban
Research
Center,
University of Michigan student
organization Poverty Solutions
took on nine, year-long projects
in 2019 in an effort to combat
the rising rates of poverty and
evictions in Michigan using a
cross-community
collaborative
approach.
Numerous cities within the
state of Michigan, including
Muskegon,
Saginaw,
Battle
Creek and Dearborn Heights, are
among the top 20 mid-size cities
in the United States with the
highest rates of eviction.
Robert Goodspeed, assistant
professor of urban planning,
Margaret
Dewar,
emerita
professor of urban planning and
Elizabeth Benton, an attorney
working with the Michigan
Advocacy
Program,
will
be
conducting Michigan Evictions:
Assessing Data Sources and
Exploring Determinants, one of
the nine projects.
Goodspeed said the project
aims to analyze the factors
leading to eviction. He suggests
some of the causes might include
varying housing costs in different
geographic locations and a lack of
access to legal services.
Upbound at Work is an
outgrowth of Autism Alliance
of
Michigan,
a
Michigan-
based nonprofit organization,
which leads efforts to expand
opportunities for people affected
by autism. President and CEO
Colleen Allen developed the
program five years ago along
with Chief Programming Officer
Tammy Morris. Upbound at
Work aims to connect those with
disabilities seeking employment
to companies so they are able
to lead a successful career.
Upbound at Work collaborates
directly with disability services
and career services on the
University of Michigan campus.
The program started because
companies who had hired an
individual with autism often
consulted
Autism
Alliance
as
mediators
for
instances
where the employee’s job was
in jeopardy and about to be
terminated. Morris stated often,
it was because of something as
simple as miscommunication or
misunderstanding. Additionally,
Autism
Alliance’s
navigator
calling program, that offered
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ACADEMICS
Law School
offers Title
IX course by
investigator
Government officials, experts
examine inequities in health
Attorney leads class on gender-based
discrimination in higher education
Sustainable Ann Arbor forum covers intersection of policy, social injustice
A group of about 50 Ann
Arbor residents gathered at the
Ann Arbor District Library to
participate in the first forum
of the Sustainable Ann Arbor
2019 series. The evening was
engineered to address issues of
health inequity among the U.S.
population, particularly how
minorities and undocumented
immigrants suffer from lack
of health care attention. The
moderator of the event, Ann
Arbor
Sustainability
and
Innovations
Manager
Missy
Stults,began the night with
an interactive quiz regarding
inequality statistics in America.
Ellen Rabinowitz, a health
officer of Washtenaw County
Health
Department,
began
the first of three panelist
presentations by focusing on
the
social
determinants
of
health. She covered three main
concepts: assurance, assessment
and policy development. Part
of her initiative was to change
the way these topics are talked
about. Rabinowitz repeatedly
emphasized how public health
ALYSSA MCMURTRY
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Grillcheezerie
Sandwich
Shoppe closed its doors after four
years in Ann Arbor.
The restaurant originated in
the city of Southgate. The original
location closed in 2014, less than
a year after its opening. Facebook
users said the limited seating and
high prices made the Southgate
location undesirable.
Nick Costos, the owner of
Grillcheezerie, previously operated
Mr. Greek’s Coney Island on South
State Street from 1995 to 2006. In
2014, he had the idea to re-open
Grillcheezerie in a new location on
Packard Street.
Costos told MLive in 2014 that
the shop would offer more than 10
varieties of sandwiches, costing
between $4 and $7 each, in addition
to traditional macaroni and cheese,
soups and salads.
Grillcheezerie was a counter-
service
restaurant
with
a
delivery option and could seat
approximately
12-15
people
at a time, Costos said in the
interview. He was inspired to open
Grillcheezerie by his time living in
A2 bids
farewell
to grilled
cheese shop
BUSINESS
Grillcheezerie, student
late-night favorite, closes
its doors permanently
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Poverty Solutions spearheads projects
to help reduce rising eviction rates
Student group launches 9 initiatives to collect data on socioeconomic problems
SAMANTHA SMALL
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Nonprofit
helps to
expand
job access
BUSINESS
Program supports people
impacted by autism to find
employment opportunities
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Rebecca
Veidlinger,
Law
School lecturer and current
Title IX investigator, has begun
teaching a course focused on
Title IX and its role in institutions
of higher education. The course
centers
upon
policy
issues
relating to the investigation
of sexual misconduct and the
importance of other federal laws
in response to these allegations.
Veidlinger,
who
investigates
allegations
of
gender-based
discrimination
and
sexual
violence as an attorney in private
practice, structured the class as
a 16-person seminar in order to
facilitate open discussion and
debate.
The University revised its
sexual misconduct policy after
the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled in September
2018 that public universities
“must give the accused student
or his agent an opportunity to
cross-examine
the
accuser.”
Echoing this decision, Secretary
of
Education
Betsy
DeVos
strengthened
the
rights
of
defendants in Title IX cases by
allowing for a period of cross-
examination
between
the
accuser and accused in November
2018. These developments in
Title IX policy have created a
ripple across campus, with letter
writing campaigns and student
group petitions.
Veidlinger said her work as an
attorney and investigator offers
students a real-world perspective
on these issues to enhance their
understanding of legal theory.
“I cannot only teach the
theory, the legal bases like case
law and the legal texts, but I can
also share with them what I’m
seeing on ground,” Veidlinger
said. “We’ll learn about the
regulations and then I’m going to
tell them: here’s what this looks
like in real life.”
This class has been taught
previously, but it is the first time
Veidlinger is teaching it. Law
School student Rebecca Strauss,
who is enrolled in the class, said
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Washtenaw County Health Officer Ellen Rabinowitz, Washtenaw County Commissioner Dr. Felicia Brabec, and Assistant Professor of Health Behavior and
Education Dr. Paul Fleming discuss health equity at the Ann Arbor District Library Thursday evening.