Since I posted it, 195 people have downloaded the 2002 U-M earnings spreadsheet.
Yes, even the Review has (some) dissent: Matt Mulder breaks from the rest in the Review blog, calling the argument that affirmative action helped Jayson Blair lie “inadvertently racist.” He concludes: “Blair is corrupt, he is a liar, and he should have never been hired in the first place. But that, to be clear, is […]
What a suprise – one of wealthiest towns in metro Detroit – and the nation – has a high school with the best advanced placement program in the country. Bloomfield Hills’ International Academy High School tops Newsweek’s list of public high schools with the highest ratio of IB/AP test takers to the entire senior class […]
In the Ann Arbor News story “Downtown on foot can be tough going,” a private consulting firm brainstormed how to make towntown more pedestrian-friendly. Unfortunately, some of their proposals would make the ‘downtown’ area quite boring – and would probubly solve the traffic problem by keeping people away. Here’s the proposals:“Others proposals included better enforcement […]
Some local news outlets finally picked up on some old news:> CH4: ““U-M students’ junk nets over 25,000 pounds> DetNews: “Budget cuts squeze U-M” Also, fed up with a highway-happy legislature, local leaders have created the Detroit Area Regional Transportation Agency (DARTA) without the legislature’s approval. Maybe this will lead to a world-class regional light […]
The Ann Arbor News ran a story yesterday (not online) about the mini-controversy stirred up by Chetly Zarko’s Op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal alleging the University covered up research they did in the early 1990s about diversity. (Read memo on Zarko’s website.) Here’s an excerpt: “[U-M spokeswoman] Peterson said the 1994 study did […]
Here’s a story about a highly talented minority reporter for the New York Times …who helped turn in Jayson Blair.