About 200 students, faculty and community members came to Rackham Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon to hear Charles W. Mills, a distinguished philosophy professor at the City University of New York, speak on the concept of racial justice and why it has been historically ignored within the field of philosophy.
Sunday, February 9, 2020 - 3:40pm
As part of the LSA Great Lakes Theme Semester, Tiffany Schriever, assistant biology professor at Western Michigan University, spoke about the importance of coastal wetlands in generating unique biodiversity and conservation opportunities. The lecture took place on Friday afternoon at the Samuel T. Dana Building with about 30 students and professors in attendance.
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 5:23pm
Michael Cox, police chief of the Ann Arbor Police Department, has been placed on paid administrative leave for two weeks, according to an email from City Administrator Howard sent on Friday afternoon.
Sunday, February 2, 2020 - 5:08pm
The University of Michigan Museum of Art celebrated Botswana-born artist Meleko Mokgosi’s artistic renditions promoting Pan-Africanism, the international movement which seeks to unite groups of African heritage together on Friday night. The event featured spoken word recitations and open mic performances by the Detroit-based group Seraphine Collective and Detroit native artist Supercoolwicked.
Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 5:16pm
About 200 people attended the South Asian Awareness Network’s “Electrify” conference at the Michigan League on Saturday to discuss pressing social issues, create innovative solutions and understand existing movements for social change in various South Asian communities.
Thursday, January 23, 2020 - 8:57pm
Student organizations, campus resources and local businesses set up more than 30 booths in the Central Campus Recreational Building on Thursday afternoon to represent different aspects of mental, physical and emotional health. Arranged in a circular pattern for students to walk through, the event aimed to address all “360 degrees” of wellness.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 10:00pm
University of Michigan Provost Martin A. Philbert, executive vice president of academic affairs, was placed on administrative leave on Jan. 21 following several allegations of sexual misconduct.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020 - 7:18pm
José González, University alum and founder of Latino Outdoors, spoke in the Samuel T. Dana Building on Wednesday afternoon about the importance of cultural diversity in outdoor spaces. About 150 people attended the event, which the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion hosted as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
Sunday, January 19, 2020 - 2:29pm
Around 10 Friends of Ann Arbor Wildlife in Nature members protested the city’s fifth annual deer cull on Saturday afternoon along Washtenaw Avenue.
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 - 9:21pm
Lewis Raven Wallace, an independent journalist from North Carolina, spoke at Literati Bookstore on Tuesday evening to a crowd of about 70 people. Wallace discussed his new book “The View from Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity” at an event sponsored by the store.