Schools leader and energy CEO to speak at commencement

Kenneth Whipple, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of CMS Energy Corporation, and Kenneth Stephen Burnley, chief executive officer of the Detroit Public Schools, will be the main speakers at the University of Michigan-Dearborn's Winter commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 2. Full Story...

Martha Nussbaum to discuss gender in April 2 lecture

Martha C. Nussbaum, the Ernest Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, will present "Gender and Human Capabilities" from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 2 in Room 1030 of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building at the University of Michigan-Dearborn as part of the Chancellor's winter lecture series. Full Story...

Child Development Center to host singing twins

The Child Development Center (CDC) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn will host an hour-long concert for children by the musical duo "Gemini" at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 2 in Lecture Hall B of the campus's Social Sciences Building (formerly School of Management Building). Full Story...

Legal scholar to discuss segregation

Paul Finkelman, a specialist in American legal history, race and law, will give two talks on the University of Michigan-Dearborn campus next month as part of the Text In Community series, sponsored by the Office of the Provost. Full Story...

Kathryn Anderson-Levitt named dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters

Kathryn Anderson-Levitt, who joined the faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 1984, has been named dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL), pending approval by the U-M Regents. Her appointment was approved by the Regents at their March 18 meeting. Full Story...

Lebanon's ambassador to UN will speak at UM-Dearborn March 19

Sami Kronfol, Lebanon's ambassador to the United Nations, and Rep. John Conyers Jr. will speak and meet with students and faculty at the University of Michigan-Dearborn during a visit to the Detroit area on Friday, March 19. Full Story...

Vera Mical wins Susan B. Anthony Award

Vera Mical, student service assistant in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters' Women on the Move program at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, has been chosen by the campus's Commission for Women as the winner of the 26th annual Susan B. Anthony award. Full Story...

Children's advocate wins first Commission for Women community award

The University of Michigan-Dearborn's Commission for Women will present an inaugural Susan B. Anthony Community Award this month to Gail Bagale, president of the board of directors of Child's Hope. Full Story...

Lebanese writer, educator featured at March 16 Arab and Chaldean American Writers Series

Lebanese scholar and writer Wafa Hajj will discuss her work and meet with members of the community on Tuesday, March 16 during the Arab and Chaldean American Writers Series presented by the University of Michigan-Dearborn Center for Arab American Studies. The presentation is free and open to the public. Full Story...

High schoolers will 'Discover Dearborn'

High school juniors, seniors and their parents can "Discover Dearborn" at the University of Michigan-Dearborn on Saturday, March 20. This faculty showcase will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the campus's College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters Building. Full Story...

'Women on the Move' program returns

"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 Thursday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Social Sciences Building (formerly the School of Management Building). Full Story...