A growing partnership on economic mobility with the city of Detroit, a new collaboration with Harvard University, community voices, policy impact and student engagement are among the highlights in the…
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January 24, 2019
DIA Plaza finalists hope to bring joy, cohesion and parking to the cultural district
When Craig Wilkins looked out into the audience during his team’s presentation at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Wednesday, he was happy to see many of his University of…
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January 15, 2019
Wayne State, U-M teams win honors in DIA Plaza Student Design Summit
Talk about a winning team: A group of Wayne State University students were the grand-prize winners of two prizes in the Student Design Summit, a competition to find the “voices of young people” on a once-in-a-lifetime project to design a plaza that connects the Detroit Institute of Arts and its neighboring Midtown cultural institutions.
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January 10, 2019
Thinking on their feet: In-class exercise helps fight childhood obesity while kids learn
Among the many things that years of teaching elementary school students has taught Cesar Reyes, is that kids sit too much during school and should move more.
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January 4, 2019
Building robots and a better future in Detroit
Located at the U-M Detroit Center on Woodward Avenue, MEZ mainly offers space, help and machine tools to young people who want to take part in the national FIRST Robotics competition, but whose schools don’t have the resources to help them on their own.
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January 4, 2019
Detroit School series: housing insecurity in Detroit
The American Dream of owning a home isn’t dead in Detroit – but it struggles under the weight of predatory lending practices, complicit landlords, real estate speculators and public officials whose interventions and policies can make the city’s complicated housing challenges even worse.
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December 17, 2018
Better implementation of state law could improve housing stability for Detroit homeowners
Increasing awareness of a program designed to prevent foreclosure among low-income homeowners in Detroit and making the application process easier are among the recommendations to help residents stay in their homes.
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December 12, 2018
HAILed it: Tuition-free promise effectively recruits low-income students to University of Michigan
High-achieving, low-income students who received personalized commitment of financial aid are more than twice as likely to apply, be admitted to and enroll in a top-tier university, according to a new University of Michigan study.
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December 11, 2018
U-M alum Jessica Brooke Williams boosts Heidelberg Project
Three decades ago, an artist named Tyree Guyton turned two abandoned blocks around his grandfather’s house on Detroit’s east side into a landmark incorporating his signature polka dots along with found objects such as clocks, records and stuffed animals.