Stories by Joseph Lichterman
University to appoint interim provost
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
With University Provost Philip Hanlon set to assume the presidency at Dartmouth College in July, the University will have to select a new provost as it also prepares to launch a search for University President Mary Sue Coleman’s successor.
Springsteen, Clinton rally for Obama in Ohio
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
PARMA, Ohio — Bruce Springsteen planned to sit this election cycle out, but when President Barack Obama called him asking to write a song for his re-election campaign, the Boss couldn’t say no.
Mary Sue Coleman, the advocate
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BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
For Mary Sue Coleman, face time matters. It's her bread and butter. It doesn't matter if she’s talking to students or a prospective million-dollar donor. Somehow she manages to charm everyone. Over the past decade, she’s used that charm to become the University’s best advocate, promoting the University and what it stands for.
From the Editor: An introduction to the Daily
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
Where did the summer go? It seems like last semester’s exams just ended, but here we are, starting another school year. Whether you’re new to the University or have been here for decades, I want to use these column inches to introduce you to The Michigan Daily.
Welcome to TheBlockM.com
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BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
Today, the Daily is proud to launch TheBlockM.com, the new online home of
Michigan Daily sports.
Dingell wins Democratic primary in landslide
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BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D–Mich.) is one step closer to winning his 29th complete term in Congress, after handily defeating the first primary challenger he’s faced in a decade.
'Newsroom' all preach, no action in Sorkin's new TV show
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
Like “The West Wing”, which romanticized government service, the “Newsroom” wants to be a more-perfect form of modern journalism. There were flashes of Sorkin’s brilliance throughout the pilot, but it remains to be seen if the newsroom can actually deliver on that promise by showing that it’s more than just talk.
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State, University leaders say higher education crucial to turn around
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
MACKINAC ISLAND — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder and Fareed Zakaria, CNN foreign affairs host and Time magazine editor-at-large, agreed with University President Mary Sue Coleman and Bill Ford Jr., chairman of Ford Motor Company.
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County commission chair: Vibrant Detroit needed to keep grads in Michigan
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
MACKINAC ISLAND — Following a panel discussion in which the mayor of Detroit and metro Detroit’s county leaders traded barbs, Conan Smith, chairman of the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, said in an interview with the Michigan Daily that a united southeast Michigan will help keep college graduates in the state.
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Coleman says she'd like to see more out-of-state students at state universities
BY JOSEPH LICHTERMAN
MACKINAC ISLAND — On Thursday, University President Mary Sue Coleman said she’d like to see more out-of-state students attend Michigan universities.
