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July 31

Detroit Mayoral Primary Set for Tuesday

Jack Lessenberry, a communications professor at Wayne State University was quoted as saying, “Kwame Kilpatrick is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep limos idling while he is at posh ...

Column: University funding a matter of priorities

The recent big tuition increases should be no shock to university students and their parents given the fiscal choices that have been made since 1999, according to columnist Peter Luke. “If lawmaker...

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Florine Mark, chair and CEO of The WW Group, appeared on Leaders on Leadership, co-produced by Wayne State’s School of Business Administration (SBA) and Detroit Public Television. During her interv...

July 30

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Wayne State’s Kurt Metzger was a guest on Street Beat with Edward Foxworth. Metzger addressed the topic of “Race Relations in Metro Detroit.”

Granholm back from Japan trip

As Gov. Granholm wrapped up her trip to Japan , she said the visit has given her the chance to tell people there that Michigan workers are eager to build Japanese cars. The governor spent Friday en...

July 29

Detroit Abuzz Before Primary

This article chronicling a day of activity in the city before the mayoral primary included a snippet at Wayne State ’s Walter P. Reuther Library. "I need something on the Purple Gang," Ceil Jensen ...

Top institutions in federal research-and-development expenditures

Wayne State University is ranked 76th among the nation’s top academic research institutions, according to a National Science Foundation report. The data, provided from 2003, reflected the final yea...

WSU President: Tuition increase had to be made

New students will pay an additional $810 to attend Western Michigan University than their counterparts did last year. Western Michigan University ’s board voted to raise its tuition by 14.3 percent...

July 28

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Robert Sedler of the Law School was interviewed during evening drive time by John McCulloch, guest host on the Mitch Albom Show. The discussion centered around speculation about whether the Roe v....

Tuition jumps as state support fails

Governing boards of Michigan ’s state universities announced increased tuition rates, most by double-digit numbers. The state of Michigan has cut support for its public universities by more than $2...

Granholm: Japanese investment ‘crucial’

During her five-day trade mission with Japan , Governor Jennifer Granholm said that it is crucial for Michigan to lure Japanese investment, a new reality of the global economy. Wayne State ’s Presi...

Warren man visits World Expo

George Jacobsen, a Wayne State University student from Warren , recently returned from helping Wayne State and the Detroit region during a special visit to Japan . He was one of the several student...

Wayne State Women’s hockey team selects Rees

Recent Westland John Glenn graduate Stephanie Rees announced she will play goaltender for Wayne State University ’s women’s ice hockey team in 2005-06. Rees is the lone freshman from the U.S. selec...

July 27

Schools that Rock

3. Detroit The Motor City certainly isn't the prettiest town, but who said rock & roll is supposed to be pretty? Perhaps thanks to all the urban squalor, Detroit has churned out some of the gritti...

July 26

Wayne State University Law School increases its scholarship aid

Wayne State University Law School Dean Frank Wu recently announced a major increase in the Law School ’s scholarships, grants and other forms of financial assistance, following the recent increase ...

July 25

Briefly

Wayne State is hosting top skateboarder Reese Forbes at XTREME CHALLENGE on Aug. 12-14 at the Pontiac Silverdome. The event is expected to attract more than 200,000 games enthusiasts. XTREME CHALLE...

Domestic violence seminar set for Aug. 25

The State Bar of Michigan Justice Initiatives Division and the Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence are partnering to sponsor a free statewide training seminar on Thursday, Augus...

July 24

College may be possible after all

Wayne State ’s Division of Community Education is an alternative admissions program strictly for students who did not do as well in high school. The program is for highly motivated prospective stud...

July 22

Wayne State board approves 18.5 percent hike

The Wayne State Board of Governors voted Wednesday to approve an 18.5 percent tuition increase for the 2005-06 school year. University officials cited increasing enrollment and decreasing state app...

Dissident unions may secede from AFL-CIO

Douglas Fraser, former UAW president and university professor at Wayne State , commented about the AFL-CIO’s struggle to prevent the Teamsters and four other dissident unions from seceding from the...

No dummy: Computerized crash tests pave the way for improved car safety

Researchers at Wayne State University are working to mimic the effects of a car crash’s impact on the human body in a controlled and virtual environment. Professor King H. Yang, director of Wayne S...

The Maggie Allesee Department of Dance featured in the weekly WTVS program "Get Up! Get Out!"

The Maggie Allesee Department of Dance was featured in the weekly WTVS program Get Up! Get Out! Wayne State partners every year with the world-renowned American Ballet Theatre (ABT) to host the ABT...

July 20

Group begins effort to defeat anti-affirmative action proposal

As a state elections board deadlocked over placing an anti-affirmative action proposal on the November ballot, a grass-roots coalition has launched an effort aimed at defeating the measure, which c...

July 18

Immigration Insights

Wayne State Law School Professor William Dance discusses whether deportation is or is not a punishment. He says, “If the legal function that deportation is not punishment is continued, and deportat...

Mentoring programs for Hispanic faculty can enhance retention

Wayne State’s Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies (CBS) is the subject of a feature story examining the historical development of the center and its future as it approaches its 35th anniversary. Jor...

July 15

Calendar

The Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association’s Legal Assistants Committee hosted a development session at Wayne State on July 28. On Aug. 9, Wayne State’s Law School will host a “Garage Class Reunion” ...

Newsmakers, Rainmakers

In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed with Wayne State University Law School Professor David Moran’s argument in Halbert v. Michigan that a person who has pled guilty to a crime a...

July 14

Plymouth professor picks up honor

Wayne State Professor Sean Gavin of Plymouth received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers presented by President George W. Bush at a special ceremony at the U.S. Depart...

July 12

State funds and tuition remain unsettled

State universities are still uncertain as to how much to raise tuition for this year. Wayne State and Northern Michigan would see large cuts under the House and Senate plans. Wayne State’s budget d...