Yes, those LCD projectors keep vanishing from the classrooms of local colleges and universities – at the rate of 25 since last March. Although none of the local media reports the total stolen since they first began to be installed in the 1990s, I wouldn’t be suprised if the total losses were rather high, hence the large reward being offered: around $10,000 total for information.

> Daily: “University loses $130K in thefts”
> AANews “In Brief: WCC, U-M seeking information on theft”
> U-M PR: ” U-M, Washtenaw College offer rewards in equipment theft”

The winter commencement speaker will be diplomat and embassador to Greece Thomas Miller while the President and CEO of NPR radio is schedule to address graduates over at EMU. (Source, U-M Press Release)