February 27th, 20260Arab American attorney Shereef Akeel does not hide his enthusiasm for adding a new chapter to his distinguished career defending civil rights, the law and the Constitution — this time by running for a seat on the Board of Governors at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Akeel is competing for the Democratic Party nomination at its...
February 27th, 20260DETROIT – The Wayne State University Board of Governors has unanimously elected Richard A. Bierschbach, J.D., as the university’s 14th president, effective immediately.
Bierschbach has led the university on an interim basis since September 17. Prior to that appointment, he served for more than eight years as dean of Wayne State...
September 20th, 20240Wayne State University hosted its first in-person Board of Governors (BOG) meeting since April, and 11 students and two professors spoke during public comment about topics that included increased police presence at meetings and university divestment from weapons manufacturers.
The 3 p.m. general body session began with WSU President...
July 13th, 20240Arab American and Wayne State University Alumna Rasha Demashkieh is running for an eight-year term on the Wayne State Board of Governors in the Nov. 5 election.
Demashkieh, a Syrian immigrant who graduated from WSU’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 1979, said the university played a special role in her life and she...
June 28th, 20240Members of the Wayne State University community have been advocating for the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel since November.
WSU’s Board of Governors met virtually in its first meeting since the removal of the pro-Palestine campus encampment and discussed what the investment process looks like. It also hosted...
