This is why I’m intrigued by Richard Florida’s “Cool Cities” business: according to his theories, being serious about participating in the creative economy means taking serious civil rights for all your citizens. In an excellent column in the Ann Arbor News, Rick Haglund argues that the state legislature’s flirtations with a ban on gay marriage […]
The Associated Press has just released an interesting study of Mexican workers in the United States: “The jobs that lure Mexican workers to the United States are killing them in a worsening epidemic that is now claiming a victim a day, an Associated Press investigation has found. Though Mexicans often take the most hazardous jobs, […]
There’s an election upcoming in the online role playing game The Sims Online, and U-M Philosophy professor Peter Ludlow, the editor of a popular blog about the game called the Alphaville Herald, is wondering what it all means: ” … Ludlow looks at the Alphaville election with an academic perspective. Given that the winner takes […]
Claude Steele, a social scientist that has done groundbreaking research about race and standardized testing and education more generally, will be speaking on campus on April 1 on “The Effect of Negative Stereotyping on Academic Performance.” > Upcoming.org Entry> UMPR Event Announcement
Some people are organizing an impromptu vigil in response to the attacks in Spain this week: “En solidaridad: Today Friday the 12th just before sunset at 6:20, we will gather on the Diag for an impromptu vigil commemorating victims of the terrorist attacks that occurred yesterday in Madrid. In solidarity we stand against terrorWe are […]
LEO Considers Walkout “This week LEO has been issuing a notice to many of the non tenure-track lecturers, outlining the possible measures the organization might take if the pace of negotiations does not improve. If the vote for a walkout is authorized during LEO’s March 23rd meeting, ballots will be mailed out to lecturers who […]
” … In the second round of questioning, Mironov also said that MSA would like to provide funding for the Ann Arbor Tenants Union or a group with a similar function that would assist students living off campus in recognizing and resolving issues with landlords. “I do see a necessity of providing funding for them,” […]