Ann Arbor City Council voted 10-1 Tuesday to approve a two-year contract with SDS Global Enterprises Inc. to provide diversity, equity and inclusion consulting. Councilmember Jeff Hayner, D-Ward 1, was opposed. 

SDS Global Enterprises Inc. was deemed to be the most qualified in assisting the development of the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion plan and complies with the requirements of the city’s non-discrimination and living wage ordinances.

In this episode, Nada Eldawy (she/her/hers), one of the MiC editors, takes over to speak with Khadega Mohammed (she/her/hers) about the uprising in Sudan. Nada is a junior studying BCN, with a possible International Studies minor. Khadega is a third year student at Wayne State University, majoring in International Relations and Communication Studies.

Ross MBA student Rima Fadlallah and U-M Dearborn alum Yasmeen Kadouh, both Dearborn natives, created the podcast “Dearborn Girl” to challenge stereotypes about themselves and women in the community they call home.

Fadlallah and Kadouh said they heard people express concern about both leaving and staying within their city. Some attributed this to a lack of spaces for women to speak freely among each other and nearly everyone they have talked to said they shared the stereotype of the “Dearborn girl.”

In episode 4, we shift our focus to Michigan women in STEM. From Newton to Darwin to Mendel to Hawking to Bill Nye, male scientists have been getting recognized forever. Women, on the other hand? Not so much. Guests in this episode include Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) founder, Barbara Sloat and the first black woman at U of M to earn a PhD in Nuclear Engineering, Ciara Sivels.