Granted
This week, Rackham School of Graduate Studies Dean Earl Lewis announced that the University has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further graduate education for minorities. While the University is one of the nation's leaders in educating a diverse student body, much more can be done. This money should go a long way toward increasing minority representation in fields traditionally dominated by white males.
Smoking gun
Today is the deadline for Michigan attorney General Frank Kelley to agree to a settlement against the tobacco industry in a deal totaling $206 billion. Michigan stands to receive $8.1 billion that would probably be used to treat smoking-related illnesses. The deal provides an opportunity to change the way that cigarettes are marketed in addition to providing anti-smoking advertising, among other stipulations.
11-20-98
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