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Around here, you may know the name Barbara McQuade because she is a noted law professor at the University of Michigan. But it’s a name known and respected throughout the country. President Barack Obama appointed McQuade as the first woman to serve as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan and she is a sought-after legal analyst and, now, she is the author of the New York Times bestseller, “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.” She shared her perspective in a conversation with WEMU’s David Fair.
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University of Michigan residential staff students are looking to unionize. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, organizers from the ResStaff Allied Organization, or RAO, have collected over 100 union authorization cards.
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The union voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike as bargaining continues. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Students say they'll continue protests until the university divests from all "imperialist ventures". WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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Officials overseeing the University of Michigan's Ypsilanti Health Center plan to move operations downtown by the end of the year. Not only will it more than triple their square footage and allow for more specialty care, but it could spawn further partnerships and entrepreneurial enterprises to boost economic development in Ypsilanti. Rylee Barnsdale talks with Concentrate Media reporter Sarah Rigg about the certainties and possibilities.
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Members of the University of Michigan students' Palestinian-supporting TAHRIR Coalition have set up an encampment on the Diag and say they are staying until certain demands are met. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The latest economic forecast for Washtenaw County shows optimism regarding continued growth, but housing costs continue to be a major problem. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.
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Some popular parking and tailgating areas will be closed. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.
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The idea of solar farms is somewhat controversial as people argue over state control, local community determination and individual property rights. Those arguments are playing out right here in Washtenaw County. WEMU's David Fair talked through the issues with Madeleine Krol from the Graham Sustainability Institute's Center for Empowering Communities at the University of Michigan.
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The University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy will hold its annual Dean’s Symposium this week. The two-day series of events are designed to engage and inform the leaders of tomorrow and create more dialogue on the issues of today. WEMU’s David Fair got an insider’s look in this conversation with the Dean of the Ford School and director of the U of M’s Center for Racial Justice, Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes.