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High School Students Co-Found Non-Profit to Aid Kids with Cancer
What can a high school student do nowadays to stand out on their college application? One sure way to get noticed is to create a charity that does good work and makes a significant impact on the community. Enter Miles for Smiles, a nonprofit dedicated to spreading smiles and creating...
Plaque honoring veterans restored at Lincoln Park High School
The Lincoln Park High School class of 1965 gifted their school a plaque to honor students who went on to join the armed forces after graduation. However, 59 years after the plaque was placed there, it didn’t look like it used to. Names went missing from the plaque and others were vandalized. The Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerce took the plaque down with permission from the school’s leadership, Chamber Executive Director Tom Karnes wrote in an email.
After-school care is critical to Michigan’s future success, leaders say
As elected officials, policymakers and business leaders grapple with how best to increase workforce participation, one item that doesn’t always make the top of the list, but perhaps should, is childcare, most especially for kids once they get home from school. That was the focus of a panel Thursday at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac […] The post After-school care is critical to Michigan’s future success, leaders say appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Wayne State University forces pro-Palestinian protesters off campus
DETROIT – Wayne State University forced an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters off of the Detroit campus early Thursday morning after “many good-faith efforts to reach a different conclusion,” officials said. Wayne State students and faculty began their spring semester remotely on May 28 because of an “ongoing...
New President Named for Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences
Norm Hubbard, senior associate vice president for MSU Health Sciences, has been named as the next president of Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences. As part of […] The post New President Named for Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences appeared first on DBusiness Magazine.
Bilingual education teacher in Lincoln Park recognized with Unsung Educator Award
A bilingual education teacher in Lincoln Park has been recognized with the prestigious Michigan Association for Bilingual Education’s Unsung Educator Award (MABE). Ghada Ahmad’s tireless commitment to her bilingual students’ success has earned her this esteemed accolade, one of only six winners statewide. For over 13 years,...
LTU President and Iraqi Prime Minister Meet to Discuss Engineering Education
The presence of tech, specifically Lawrence Technological University (LTU), is growing in Iraq. On a recent visit to the metro Detroit area, the Iraqi prime minister, Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, had the opportunity to speak with LTU’s president Dr. Tarek Sobh about the university’s agreement with the American University in Baghdad (AUIB).
Kevin Glenn, Andre Rison highlight new hires in Michigan high school football
Two former professional football players are continuing their coaching careers at high schools in Michigan. Kevin Glenn was announced on Wednesday as the new head coach at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School (Detroit, Michigan), leaving his coaching position at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett. Replacing him at Liggett will be former NFL wide receiver Andre Rison, who will serve as the school’s interim head coach.
Ann Arbor to Detroit innovation corridor pitched by University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI - Over a 10-year period, the University of Michigan will have invested $1 billion into innovation and economic growth between Ann Arbor and Detroit, university President Santa Ono said Thursday. The latest reason for that is a newly-announced innovation corridor that partners the university with the Detroit...
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