“I never thought my career would have unfolded the way it has, but I’ve had the opportunity to work on projects that I think have made the world a better place. I never thought I’d be a municipal lawyer, but when the opportunity came up, I took it. And that’s how I’ve always tried to live my life. To go where I can do the most good,” said Eli Savit, U-M Law School alumnus and lawyer for the city of Detroit.
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August 19, 2019
U-M offers Fall ’19 courses with a Detroit spin on social innovation, car culture and more
Interested in urban issues? Here’s a list of courses offered at the University of Michigan this fall through the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts, the Law School, the Ford School of Public Policy, the School for Environment and Sustainability, the Ross School of Business, and the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
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March 5, 2015
The Detroit Center for Family Advocacy
The U-M Law School’s Detroit Center for Family Advocacy (CFA) provides legal advocacy and social work services to low-income families to prevent the unnecessary placement and prolonged stay of children in foster care while also providing valuable training and experiences to law students.
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March 4, 2015
Community and Economic Development Clinic
Founded in 1991, the U-M Law School’s Community and Economic Development Clinic (CEDC) provides creative solutions to the transactional needs of community organizations and nonprofit groups.