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Global Detroit leader on how to expand immigrant talent in Michigan

Nargis Rahman, The Metro May 9, 2025

The Michigan Global Talent Initiative released a report saying Michigan is on track to add 125,000 college-educated immigrants to the...

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The Metro: Michigan students are falling behind amid an unprecedented time in public education

The Metro, Robyn Vincent May 8, 2025

Michigan schools have sputtered and stalled since the pandemic and advocates say the stakes are historically high. According to a...

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Detroit Evening Report: Ono steps down as U-M president after accepting same role at University of Florida

Nargis Rahman May 5, 2025

University of Michigan President Santa Ono says he's leaving Ann Arbor to take the same job at the University of...

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Michigan State's logo is seen on Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Aug. 30, 2019.
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Michigan college faculties seeking Big Ten ‘mutual defense pact’ against federal government

Quinn Klinefelter May 2, 2025

Some university faculty members across the Big Ten system want the schools to pool resources to help defend each other...

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The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds

The Metro, Cary Junior II April 28, 2025

Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...

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The Metro: Detroit Public Library is ready to help in many ways

The Metro, Tia Graham, Cary Junior II April 22, 2025

If you go to the library to borrow a book, you are just scratching the surface of all the tools...

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(From left) Bottom Line Executive Director Danielle North, Metro co-host Tia Graham, and Black Male Educators Alliance Founder Curtis Lewis at WDET Studios, April 21, 2025.
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The Metro: Black boys are attending college less

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Tia Graham April 21, 2025

There are more women attending college in the U.S. than men, enrollment data shows.  And more women have college degrees...

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WDET intern Natalie Albrecht and Metro co-host Tia Graham pose with Neil Rubin, honorary chairperson of Bookstock, at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Bookstock, Detroit’s largest used-book sale, supporting literacy initiatives across the state

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Tia Graham April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As spring arrives, so does Bookstock — Michigan’s largest used book...

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Stony Brook University Professor and author Musa al-Gharbi.
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The Metro: A professor’s thoughts on reforming DEI at universities

The Metro, Sam Corey April 15, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the U.S. are under threat. ...

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"Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism: Why Schools Can't Solve It Alone" by Jeremy Singer and Sarah Lenhoff.
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The Metro: New book reexamines chronic absenteeism and potential solutions

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Cary Junior II April 14, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last school year, the number of Michigan students who missed more...

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Thousands of U-M faculty, students hold emergency meeting in response to DEI cuts

Bre'Anna Tinsley April 10, 2025

Over 3,000 faculty, staff and students at the University of Michigan held an emergency meeting after the university announced it...

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The Metro: Local impact of federal cuts to museums and libraries

The Metro, David Leins, Tia Graham April 9, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. All staff...

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