August 21st, 20260ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan Board of Regents has selected Dr. C. Cybele Raver as the university’s 17th president and the second woman to hold the institution’s highest leadership position.
The Board of Regents is expected to formally vote on Raver’s appointment during a special meeting Sept. 1. If approved, she will...
August 14th, 20260LANSING — More Michigan adults will be eligible for tuition-free community college this fall after the state temporarily lowered the minimum age for the Michigan Reconnect scholarship program from 25 to 21.
The expansion was included in Michigan’s fiscal year 2026–27 education budget, with lawmakers allocating an additional $25...
March 6th, 20260Local attorney Amir Makled hopes to make history as the first Arab and Muslim American to serve on the University of Michigan Board of Regents, saying his decision to run is driven not by personal ambition but by his belief in the importance of equal representation within public institutions.
The Lebanese American lawyer is seeking the...
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...
August 23rd, 20250DETROIT – Wayne State University has placed the dean of its School of Medicine, Dr. Wael Sakr, a Syrian American physician, on paid administrative leave without offering any explanation for the move. The decision, which was announced in an email sent to faculty and staff, has sparked concern and unease among members of the...
March 29th, 20250
NEW YORK — When Muhlenberg College learned in January 2024 — as pro-Palestinian protests were sweeping campuses across the United States — that it was under investigation for discriminating against Jewish students, the small liberal arts institution in Pennsylvania took action.
The college fired a...
March 21st, 20251On Thursday a federal judge ordered immigration officials not to deport a Georgetown scholar who was detained by the Trump administration and accused of spreading anti-Israeli propaganda in the latest battle over speech on U.S. college campuses.
U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles in Alexandria, Virginia, ordered that Indian...
November 16th, 20230On February 15, 2018, the University of Michigan-Dearborn announced the appointment of Domenico Grasso as a new chancellor after a meeting of the Board of Regents. Since the fall of that year, the sixth chancellor has been a very dynamic leader, making significant contributions to higher education, environmental research, diversity and...
