In the News
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January 26, 2017
“Our administration is setting a high bar by calling our community to open new frontiers in teaching and learning, to rewrite the social contract for the public research university, and to make U-M one of the world’s great engines for innovation. What we’re seeing now isn’t so much a new commitment but rather a doubling down on legacy. Or as the great LL Cool J put it, ‘Don’t call it a comeback. (We’ve) been here for years,'” said James DeVaney, associate vice provost for academic innovation.
Inside Higher Ed -
January 26, 2017
Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy and women’s studies, says that since the election, she now teaches her introduction to political philosophy course with a greater focus on the political forces that shaped the 2016 race.
USA Today College -
January 25, 2017
At a U-M event that brought together academic innovation leaders from across the country, President Mark Schlissel was interviewed about the opportunities for using technology to strengthen educational quality, tailor content to meet student needs and transform teaching.
EdSurge News -
January 25, 2017
“It won’t make people that happy if the price of tennis shoes goes up, if the price of clothing goes up and if the price of motor vehicles goes up. That contradicts the idea of making people better off,” said economist Donald Grimes of the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment and the Economy on the potential fallout of the U.S. withdrawing from major international trade deals.
Bloomberg -
January 25, 2017
Research led by Christopher Friese, professor of nursing, found that 42 percent of women who are treated for breast cancer report severe side effects.
Time -
January 24, 2017
“I don’t think the auto industry would turn up its feet and die, but it would be a terrible shock. It would create mayhem with their profitability,” said Marina Whitman, professor of business administration and public policy, on the threat by President Trump to tax Mexican-made cars sold in the U.S.
The Associated Press -
January 24, 2017
Michael Heaney, assistant professor of organizational studies and political science, says that to maintain the momentum of the women’s marches last weekend, activists should build a movement that will be relevant no matter who the president is.
Global News (Canada) -
January 24, 2017
Thomas Weisskopf, professor emeritus of economics and the Residential College, was interviewed about his idea that government should offer basic income grants to every citizen “without any conditions whatsoever.”
Michigan Radio -
January 23, 2017
“The new administration is suggesting a reversal in trade policy of a magnitude that hasn’t been seen in decades, possibly since the 1920s. A sudden increase in trade costs is a recipe for a slowdown, maybe a recession, as the higher costs disrupt the supply chain,” said Hoyt Bleakley, associate professor of economics.
Detroit Free Press -
January 23, 2017
Silvia Pedraza, professor of sociology and American culture, was quoted in a story about the thousands of Cubans left in limbo since the Jan. 12 elimination of the so-called wet foot, dry foot rule that allowed Cuban refugees to enter the U.S. if they reached the American border.
The New York Times
