…Detroit mayor discusses urban improvement plans Duggan aims to give affordable housing to local residents By KEVIN BIGLIN Daily Staff Reporter In his Wednesday evening keynote address at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talked about housing history in Detroit and about his new urban planning strategy, which aims to spread affordable housing units across all areas of the city. He posed the question, ...…
…Author speaks on role of White House Chief of Staff Lauded filmmaker explains duties of the “gatekeeper” to the federal government By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Tuesday night, Chris Whipple — an acclaimed filmmaker of pictures such as The Spymasters, author and Emmy Award- winning producer — presented the importance of the White House Chief of Staff, a role he describes as the second most powerful job in ...…
…Former HUD secretary talks diversity and equity Obama appointee stresses importance of teaching in speech By JENNIFER MEER Summer Managing News Editor On Wednesday afternoon, Julián Castro, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Barack Obama from 2014 to 2017, addressed a crowd of approximately 100 at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre in the Michigan League. The talk, titled “Leadership in a Changing...…
…Full tuition guaranteed to in-state students in need University Regents affirm committment to low-income Michigan families By RIYAH BASHA Daily News Editor University of Michigan alum Lehman Robinson applied to his now alma mater on a whim. As a first-generation college student coming from a low-income household, he assumed the school would be out of his family’s means — until he received his financial aid notice. Si...…
…Leaders of top universities discuss societal “compact” Schlissel emphasizes need to communicate public benefits of university research By EDUARDO BATISTA Daily Staff Reporter On Monday afternoon, the University of Michigan hosted leaders from nine of the world’s most highly ranked universities to discuss the public role of research universities for the ongoing celebration of the school’s Bicentennial. The event, titled ...…
