The Shaky Edifice of Improved Consumer Confidence Americans are feeling better about the economy than they have in years. Or at least Democrats are. Consumer confidence—as measured by the Conference Board’s monthly survey—surged to a two-year high in January, the
A deer broke into the University of Michigan’s law library in a scene that could have been straight out of a movie.
The University of Michigan is imposing a three-game suspension on their head coach for past NCAA infractions related to impermissible contact with recruits during the COVID-19 dead period
Renowned opera singer David Daniels and his husband have pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting another singer in Houston.
The activists unfurled a banner warning against a ballot initiative they say could lead to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy.
A video shows dozens of University of Michigan medical students walking out of their White Coat ceremony, an important rite of passage marking students’ transition to future medical professionals, as pro-life professor Dr. Kristin Collier approached the podium to deliver her keynote address.
The University of Michigan (UMich) has apologized for sending an email to the campus community calling for “the advancement” of “anti-Semitism.”
The University of Michigan agreed to a $490 million settlement with attorneys of some 1,050 claimants accusing a late doctor of sexual abuse.
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel has been fired for having “an inappropriate relationship” with a subordinate that the school’s Board of Regents said violates university policy.
A China-born music professor at the University of Michigan was forced out of teaching a Shakespeare class — and reported to the Office of Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX — after showing the classic 1965 film Othello to his class. The movie offended woke students because it features legendary actor Sir Laurence Olivier with darkened skin playing the title role.
A “family planning fellow” at the University of Michigan has created a series of videos showing health care workers how to interact with biological men and women who are living as their opposite sex. “Transgender and gender diverse people face
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) politicized a high profile sexual abuse case that includes the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party as an alleged victim.
Students at Harvard University have accused Israel of “systematic oppression and ethnic cleansing,” and are demanding the university condemn Israel’s so-called “excessive use of force,” and divest from companies that do business with Israel.
The University of Michigan’s student government issued a statement this week accusing Israel of “ethnic cleansing” in reaction to the country’s response to Palestinian terrorists launching dozens of rockets at Israel from Gaza. According to the public university’s student government, “This is not a ‘conflict,’ but emblematic of Israeli settler-colonialism, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid.”
The University of Michigan-Dearborn is mandating its students either get vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus or undergo weekly tests to return to in-person classes for the fall semester.
The University of Michigan board of regents created a “George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund” Wednesday and denounced “anti-blackness” school leaders said exists in America.
A coalition of students at the University of Michigan (UMich) called the “Students of Color Liberation Front” is demanding that the school end all university-sponsored trips to Israel, along with replacing Sabra hummus in the cafeteria with an “Arab-owned brand.” Additionally, the students demand to work towards a “police-free campus.”
The University of Michigan community is calling for Board of Regents member Ron Weiser to resign because he replied “I don’t know” when asked if he believes President Donald Trump is to blame for the Capitol Hill riot last week.
A University of Michigan task force has proposed a ban on several words it deemed non-inclusive earlier this month, and recommended several replacement words.
A guide published by the University of Michigan’s Information and Technology Services Department claims that the word “picnic” is offensive. The “inclusive language” list, which also includes words like “crazy and “dummy,” was designed to make students feel safer on campus.
The “Words Matter Task Force” at the University of Michigan has compiled a list of dozens of offensive words and phrases — including “crazy,” “picnic,” and “dummy” — for elimination from the university vocabulary.
The University of Michigan announced this week that it has named a scholarship after George Floyd, who died in police custody in May. The scholarship, which will formally be called the “George Floyd Memorial Scholarship Fund,” was established after a contribution from an alumnus.
The University of Michigan announced this week that it is offering specialized counseling services to students that are experiencing stress as a result of Tuesday’s presidential election. Both students and faculty will have access this week to extensive counseling resources through the university. Despite the university’s messaging, students claim that they have to wait nearly a month before they can be seen by a campus therapist.
President Donald Trump is behind in every national poll, but he enjoys a small lead among voters not aligned with either party, data from the University of Michigan’s survey of American consumers show.
Professors at America’s colleges and universities took to social media over the weekend to celebrate President Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis. A few even suggested that they laughed after learning of the President’s misfortune.
“We want a governor that’s going to let Michigan play Big 10 football this year,” Trump said, referring to Whitmer.
The University of Michigan Dearborn, which hosted two racially segregated events on Tuesday — one for “non-POC,” and another for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color) students — says that it “sincerely regrets” having done so, adding that future events will be “messaged more accurately.”
The University of Michigan Dearborn hosted racially segregated events on Tuesday, one for “Non-POC,” and the other for “BIPOC” (Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color) students. During the two racially segregated “cafes,” the groups were encouraged to “discuss their experience as students on campus.” The university now says that it “sincerely regrets” describing the cafes as “Non-POC” and “BIPOC” events.
A new ad by Joe Biden’s campaign is attempting to place the blame on Donald Trump for a decision Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) made to cancel football in the state — one of the few governors to make such a move.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh released a letter on Monday, laying out the reasons why college football should be played this season.
Professors are offering assistance and support to the rioters and looters that have destroyed small businesses in major cities across the nation. One professor even encouraged rioters to target the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC for destruction.
University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel has nixed the return of football, unless on-campus classes have also restarted.
Michigan’s universities are facing significant losses as a result of the Chinese virus pandemic. One estimate suggests that public universities in Michigan will lose a total of $1 billion as a result of the pandemic.
A group of journalism professors from universities around the country published a letter on Saturday, asking television networks to stop airing President Donald Trump’s daily Wuhan coronavirus briefings. The letter claims that the briefings have become “a platform for misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19.”
Colleges and universities around the country are beginning to cancel their graduation and commencement ceremonies in response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Consumer sentiment among Republicans is higher than it was when Ronald Reagan won his landslide reelection.
University of Michigan professor Juan Cole referred to President Donald Trump as “a mad bomber in the White House” on Wednesday at an anti-war protest on campus. The professor added that President Trump, along with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is “making war” on the “climate.”
Iowa State University is facing a lawsuit over three of its policies that critics say stifle the free speech rights of its students on campus. One of the policies includes the school’s “Campus Climate Reporting System,” which free speech advocates say incentivize students to self censor their political and religious views out of fear of being reported to university administrators.
A legal activist group that defends First Amendment rights has filed a lawsuit against the University of Illinois over its “bias response” reporting system which claims that the system forces students to “self-censor.”
University of Michigan student and Turning Point USA chapter president Austin McIntosh told Breitbart News that students on his campus do not appear to have a general understanding of their most basic rights, such as freedom of speech, adding that socialism and communism are normalized by professors on campus. McIntosh spoke to SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily host Alex Marlow in a Friday interview for the show’s weekly TPUSA campus report.
