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VERDAD disinformation monitoring AI tool receives grant to expand services

Nargis Rahman December 4, 2025

Wayne State University Law School’s Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights received a $350,000 grant to expand a disinformation...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: What the archives of bureaucracy can tell us about colonial administration in the U.S. today

David Leins, The Metro November 13, 2025

Evidence of colonization is embedded in the United States government. Through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or the U.S. territories...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a Detroit story

David Leins, The Metro November 10, 2025

The sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald is a tragedy that is remembered with reverence and intrigue across the Great Lakes...

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Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: US Temporary Protected Status may soon expire for Syrians

Sascha Raiyn October 28, 2025

Syrians in the U.S. under Temporary Protected Status may no longer be able to live and work in the U.S....

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  • News

House committee opens hearings on bill to ban medical research on dogs

Rick Pluta October 24, 2025

A state House committee opened hearings Thursday on a possible ban on medical research using dogs in Michigan.  The bill would...

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The Metro: Wayne State’s new program to enroll more Detroit students

Sam Corey, The Metro October 14, 2025

The cost of college isn’t just measured in tuition dollars. For many students, part of the challenge is navigating the...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Wayne State’s plan to increase local enrollment

Bre'Anna Tinsley October 9, 2025

Wayne State University launched the Warriors on the Rise program last month, which will offer guaranteed enrollment to qualified high...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: While DEI is under attack, restorative justice holds its ground

Robyn Vincent, The Metro September 20, 2025

Under the Trump administration, the space for diversity, equity, and inclusion is shrinking. Federal dollars are drying up, and programs...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: WSU President Espy resigns

Jerome Vaughn September 17, 2025

Wayne State University President Kimberly Espy is resigning.  That’s according to a source with knowledge of the situation.  Espy has...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: City to prosecute more misdemeanors

Jerome Vaughn September 3, 2025

The Detroit City Council has approved an ordinance that would allow the city to prosecute more misdemeanors.  The measure moves...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Is pro-Palestine speech protected on university campuses?

David Leins, Sam Corey, The Metro September 3, 2025

Are college campuses spaces for free speech and knowledge acquisition? Or, are they repressing student speech and violating their values?...

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The Shifa Institute spreads mental health awareness across college campuses

Nargis Rahman August 27, 2025

The Shifa Institute hosts Islamic psychoeducation workshops across community centers and college campuses as students return to school.At a recent...

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