Funding the future: 'New Century' will assist efforts for diversity
University President Lee Bollinger has wasted no time in addressing the problems associated with fostering diversity on campus. He recently released guidelines for the President's New Century Fund for Diversity - a program to provide funding to innovative proposals that aim to further multiculturalism at the University. Building on the diversity programs proposed and implemented by former University President James Duderstadt, Bollinger's fund provides an ideal opportunity to promote change and quell existing misconceptions.
Flash in the pan: Engler's lack of foresight could mean trouble
Last week, among talk of empowerment zones and vice presidential visits, the state of Michigan announced its lowest unemployment rate since it began monitoring it in 1970. The new 4.3-percent low for March also marks the 24th straight month that Michigan has reported unemployment rates below the national rate. While Gov. John Engler parades the numbers around boastfully, the state must take a more serious look at Michigan's long-term economic health and the support services that must be in place to ensure continued success.
In search of dreams and discovering the 'spark'
I'm leaving, but I'm not really leaving.
My world is.
Come May 3, I'll walk into Michigan Stadium as a senior and walk out an alumna. Yet come August, I'll be back in Ann Arbor, starting school just like I have for the last four years. While that much will be the same, everything else will be different.
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