On Thursday afternoon, the University of Michigan Board of Regents gathered at the Richard L. Postma Family Clubhouse for the annual meeting to approve budget proposals for the University’s three campuses, athletic department and the University Health System. The board also appointed a new U-M Flint chancellor and a new LSA dean.
University President Mark Schlissel began the meeting by holding a moment of silence for the passing of Douglass Diggs, husband of Regent Shauna Ryder Diggs (D).
The University of Michigan was the highest ranked U.S. public university and 21st among institutions around the world in the 2019-20 QS World University Rankings released Tuesday. The University is only one of two U.S. public universities appearing in the top 30.
U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow responded to an order from the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday afternoon, criticizing University of Michigan attorneys for not participating in “good faith” and accusing the University of going “extraordinary” lengths to ensure President Mark Schlissel did not have to publicly appear in court during the ongoing Doe v. University of Michigan lawsuit.
On Monday morning, six demonstrators charged with trespassing from March’s Climate Strike appeared in court for the first time. All parties pleaded not guilty to the charges and the pre-trial was set for Sept. 9 at 9 a.m.
Sixteen hours before University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel was expected at U.S. District Court in Detroit for a settlement conference as part of the lawsuit Doe v. University of Michigan, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals released an order on Wednesday night postponing the meeting until further notice. The order grants an emergency motion for stay filed by University lawyers early Wednesday morning, which only asks the meeting be delayed.
This article has been updated to note the settlement conference on June 13 has been changed to be open to the public.
On Wednesday, attorneys for the University of Michigan filed a motion for dismissal of the Doe v. University of Michigan lawsuit, which claims a male student accused of sexual assault was denied due process under the University’s sexual misconduct policy.
Timothy M. Crowley, a former priest at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, was arrested on May 23 in Tempe, AZ, according to Maricopa County jail records. The next day, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Crowley was one of five Michigan Catholic priests her office charged with criminal sexual misconduct.
On Monday evening, the Ann Arbor City Council discussed several rezoning requests, voting to deny rezoning for the Brightdawn Village development and to approve rezoning for the Broadway Park development.
Gil-Ad Schwartz, one of the developers behind the Brightdawn Village proposal, explained the land on Burton Road is private property. Thus, according to Schwartz, he is allowed to build a 120-unit apartment building.
On Wednesday morning during finals week, LSA junior Theresa Pham traveled to North Campus around 9 a.m. Pham was going to the third day of CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice’s soft opening — almost two hours before the store opened its doors.
“I think why most people tried it or waited so long in line was to see if it was really worth the hype,” Pham said. “For the most part, I think most people can agree it was.”