I recently spoke to a reporter from the Ann Arbor News for a story they are planning for next Sunday about the Ann Arbor Cool Cities Task Force. Our first meeting was this week, and I am excited – there seem to be some interesting and like-minded people on the task force. I am advocating […]
Residential College Professor Carl Cohen, a longtime ideological opponent of affirmative action at the University, has sent an email to the large “RC.Political” email list in support of the anti-affirmative action ballot initiative. Here’s an excerpt of his email, followed by my response: “You will have noted that the battle over race preferences in Michigan […]
The drive to put Ward Connerly’s anti-affirmative action initiative on the ballot will be opposed by an organization called “Citizens for a United Michigan,” which includes a broad array of participants – from big business to the AFL-CIO, the NAACP and religious organizations. Connerly’s organization, the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, has a website designed by […]
The Michigan Daily sings the praises of Prof. Matt Lassiter in their staff editorial today, “One great apple: Lassiter a great choice for Golden Apple”: “Students of Prof. Matthew Lassiter’s “History of American Suburbia” were surprised yesterday to find their lecture interrupted by the presenters of the annual Golden Apple award to grant the prize […]
Borders Readers United has posted some pictures of Denis Kucinich walking the picket line today.
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I’ve heard that History Professor Matt Lassiter has won the coveted “Golden Apple” award for teaching excellence. This teacher, who created the highly popular and successful “History 364: History of American Suburbia” has single-handedly motivated dozens of undergrads to either attend or consider attending planning school, and provided them with a new vocabulary to challenge […]