New UM-Dearborn program will help citizens learn how to run for office, manage campaigns, or serve in local government

"We're looking for people who are willing to take on the responsibility of serving in local elected offices, and helping them think through the process of organizing a campaign and getting elected," is how Edward Bagale, vice chancellor for government relations at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, describes a new program being launched at the campus this spring. Full Story...

UM-Dearborn's Child Development Center to host open house

The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Early Learning and Child Development Center will host an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22 in Room 104 of the Academic Support Center, formerly the Student Services Center, reached via the campus's Fair Lane Drive west of Evergreen Road. Full Story...

UM-Dearborn agreement with American Correctional Association will help prepare students for careers in law enforcement

An agreement between the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the American Correctional Association will allow students who complete the university's bachelor's degree program in criminal justice to become certified for many law enforcement careers at the same time. Full Story...

Author and scholar Kevin Boyle to lecture on Detroit history at UM-Dearborn on March 8

Kevin Boyle, who won the 2004 National Book Award for Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age, will give a free, public lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, in Room 1030, College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Full Story...

Disadvantaged women to learn about college at UM-Dearborn's 'Women on the Move'

"Women on the Move-College is an Option!" a free program that introduces the University of Michigan-Dearborn to socially and economically disadvantaged women receiving services through area non-profit agencies, will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, and then again on Thursday, May 12 to accommodate the growing number of participants, who come from domestic violence shelters, social service agency referrals, and community referrals. Full Story...

Ford's Brazilian plantation is topic of talk

Andreas Exenberger, assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics and Statistics of Innsbruck University in Austria, will present "Fordlandia: Micro, Meso and Macro Level" at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14 in Room 1165 of the Social Sciences Building on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Full Story...

Scholar to discuss "Sweaty Bodies in a Circle" Feb. 15 at UM-Dearborn

Scholar Anthony Pinn will discuss "Sweaty Bodies in a Circle: The Aesthetic Dimensions of Black Religion's Response to Oppression" at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15 in Room 1030 of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus. Full Story...

College Goal Sunday helps students with financial aid forms

Volunteers from the Michigan Student Financial Aid Association and the University of Michigan-Dearborn will help families complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) college financial aid forms at the UM-Dearborn campus on Sunday, Feb. 13. Full Story...