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Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 10:29pm
Professor discusses history of female enrollment at the University in light of 150th anniversary of coeducation
Andrea L. Turpin, associate professor of History at Baylor University, speaks about the history of coeducation in American colleges and universities at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Thursday night.

Andrea Turpin, associate professor of history at Baylor University, presented a lecture on changes in views on the admission of women into institutions for higher education. Organized by the Bentley Historical Library, about 30 students and professors attended the event on Wednesday night in honor of the 150th anniversary of the admission of women to the University of Michigan.

Sunday, February 9, 2020 - 12:50pm
Michigan Sahānā hosts night of Indian classical performing arts
Anjali Agrawal, Geeta Rastogi, Anjani Raja and Nandini Valluru perform the Pushpanjali and Alarulu Kuriyaga dances at the Swaranjali show put on by Michigan Sahana in the Union Saturday evening.

 

Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 11:20pm
Ben Gerstein delivers State of the Students
CSG President Ben Gerstein reports on the State of Students to the CSG assembly in Pierpont Commons Tuesday event.

The University of Michigan Central Student Government met in Pierpont Commons Tuesday night to appoint new representatives, discuss executive projects regarding mental health and student accessibility to campus resources, as well as accommodations for student absences on election days.

Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 5:11pm
MESA hosts anti-racism student teach-in
Krishna Han, Associate Director of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, leads an anti-racism teach-in in the Michigan Union on Saturday afternoon.

About 20 students participated in an anti-racism teach-in held on Saturday evening in the Michigan Union. Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs office organized the event, which was led by MESA Associate Director Krishna Han. 

Monday, January 20, 2020 - 1:52pm
Linguistics Department hosts colloquium on intersections of race, deafness
Dr. Joseph Hill presents "Black Deaf, and Disabled: Navigating the Institutional, Ideological, and Linguistic Barries with Intersectional Identities in the United States" in East Hall Friday.

Joseph C. Hill, professor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, spoke on the stigma surrounding sign language and the discrimination that follows on Friday evening. The University of Michigan Linguistics Department hosted the event, drawing an audience of about 200 students and professors.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 - 9:45pm
Weiser Diplomacy Center hosts panel discussing US-Russia relationship
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, Dr. Yevgenia Albats, and Ambassador Susan Elliott discuss the role of media in the Russia-U.S. relationship at the Ford School of Public Policy Wednesday evening.
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - 11:06pm
CSG appoints new VP, announces launch of Campus Climate Advisory Council
Whit Froehlich, Speaker of Central Student Government, calls the assembly to order at the Union Tuesday evening.

At the University of Michigan’s Central Student Government meeting Tuesday night, Assembly members approved a new vice president, announced the creation of a Campus Climate Advisory Council and discussed new initiatives by the Transfer Student Resources Committee and the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission. The meeting was the first of the Winter 2019 semester. 

Thursday, January 9, 2020 - 8:54pm
Engineering Student Government organizes EnginFest
Students browse booths at EnginFest, an engineering-focused student organization fair, at the Duderstadt Center Thursday afternoon.

The Engineering Student Government held EnginFest, a club fair for engineering organizations, on Thursday at the Duderstadt Center to promote interest in engineering student groups.

The fair consisted of about 40 student organizations ranging from engineering societies advocating diversity in the field of engineering to professional fraternities.