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…/NA-identifying students formed the #WeExist campaign, asking the University to add the ME/NA identity category to University documents. At the time, the University followed the U.S. Census, which does not have…

… a ME/NA identity category. Thus, ME/NA-identifying individuals can only mark themselves as white or other, which many — including Public Policy senior Arwa Gayar, co-present of the Arab…

… Student Association — feel do not accurately represent their identity. “There was something uneasy about putting white, and I didn’t want to put African American because I don’t want to co…

… identity data on internal University documents, such as on surveys, undergraduate admissions applications and Rackham Graduate School admissions applications. The email explained some students may…

… find the extended ethnicity data they shared during the admissions process already entered in Wolverine Access. The email also noted the new process gives students “greater flexibility in…

… every student at the University must fill out the form. He expressed excitement for the new extended ethnicity process on Wolverine Access, which he sees as a means to collect potentially…

… useful supplemental data on the student population. To Elharake, however, the new ethnicity designation process is also critical for better understanding the University’s faculty and staff…

… population, for which there is no mechanism such as admissions applications to collect ethnicity data. “It’s great that this collects extended ethnicity data for students, but the more important…

… also illuminate issues of representation, such as how many staff and faculty of a given identity there are across different units, and if the makeup of faculty and staff reflects the student…

… Fadlallah, founding sister and president of Epsilon Alpha Sigma, the first Arab sorority in the United States, was also a leader in the #WeExist campaign. She noted the data could help the…

… of Ann Arbor, along with some of western metropolitan Detroit and Dearborn, an area with a significant Palestinian population and one of the largest Arab-American populations in the country…

… children is pertinent to Congress because it violates international law. Public Policy senior Arwa Gayar is an executive member of Students Allied for Freedom and Equality, a Palestinian…

…. She often is very reliable in supporting issues that are supported by Arab-Americans,” Gayar said. “I was definitely surprised when she withdrew her support, especially because the bill…

….com News ALEXIS RANKIN/Daily Steve Parrish, Natural Areas Manager at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, speaks to students in Environ 421: Restoration Ecology about different concepts…

…-solution state in Israel Dingell withdraws support for bill supporting Palestinian rights Stanford Lipsey Student Publications Building 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com ARTS…

… terms by students at the University OF Michigan. One copy is available free of charge to all readers. Additional copies may be picked up at the Daily’s office for $2. Subscriptions for September…

… unhappiness.” DeRue then posed a question from a student to Common about how to navigate race relations in an increasingly divided United States. To much audience applause, Common said the country…

… event, Rackham student Rebecca Lowy said she agreed with Patrick’s push for innovation, emphasizing the issue of fossil fuels. “I really liked his comment that the Stone Age didn’t end because…

… more you’re exposed to a stimulus, the more you’re likely to enjoy it,” Cemalovic said. Aside from his music, students are also intrigued by Dylan’s background and influence in music culture…

… concert went on sale on Sept. 20, including a select number of discounted student tickets, which sold out the same day they were released. However, full price tickets are still being sold through the…

… founding of the Zeta chapter of sorority Epsilon Alpha Sigma, the first and only Arab sorority in the country, which started its chapter at the University in 2018. “MGC does a great job of supporting us…

… representatives brought up was the publicity of their organizations. According to Soto, some students might not join CBFOs simply because they do not know of the organizations or that they are present at the…

… give students the opportunity to experience high-risk hospital situations without the actual risk. “I would love to see really interdisciplinary engagement, so students from Engineering, students…

… expertise is what Michigan is known for. It’s really cross-discipline and interdisciplinary research and learning, and taking that to the next level in the student experience.” The interdisciplinary…

… certification for XR technology. Nelson said there will be a fellowship for both undergraduate and graduate students to work on projects involving XR at the University. Since 2018, the student…

… important to me. He later got back to me, saying his boss was hesitant about the print, that the Arabic was controversial and would exclude many customers, which I honestly found laughable and ironic…

…. The text reads ‘assalam ‘alaykum’ which literally means ‘peace be with you’ and is used as a formal greeting. Still, someone found the fact of the Arabic language inherently uncomfortable and…

… halls are buzzing per usual and I sense an ordinary day in the making. My lecture hall is lively and there are busy, moving students all around me as the professor prepares his notes for the class…

…. The projector luminates the wall in front of the room with the introductory slide to his PowerPoint. What seems to be the last group of students enter through the doors dispersing as they…

… on the other side of them. This is where the problem lies. We’ve always seen diversity in terms of numbers — specifically, the percentage of each racial group in the student body. What we…

… attempts to look as repulsed as you do. A diverse school and one with tens of thousands of students, yet again, I feel so alone. Every day. Every class. Every bus ride. The only progress being made is…