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Political science expert Regents talk talks US racial dynamics endowment,
Notre Dame professor gives lecture on political history surrounding race
One University at Flint meeting
Public commentators express concerns regarding three campuses, climate change EMMA STEIN & LIAT WEINSTEIN Daily Staff Reporters
ALEX BAKER/Daily Notre Dame Professor Dianne Pinderhughes speaks to audience members about the growing political incorporation of African Americans into electoral politics at the ISR building Thursday afternoon.
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The 2019 Hanes Walton Jr. lecture featured Dianne Pinderhughes, political science and Africana studies professor at the University of Notre Dame. About 50 people were in attendance for the event Thursday afternoon.
The lecture is given annually in honor of the late Hanes Walton Jr., former political science professor at the University of Michigan. Pinderhughes gave a lecture titled “Racial Dynamics in the American Context: A Second Century of Civil Rights and Protest” and covered the historical progression of racial dynamics in relation to
governmental structures in the United States. She discussed the development of U.S. racial politics, Black politics after civil rights reform, the 2018 midterm election and the unexpected politics surrounding the Obama and Trump presidencies. Citing historian Rayford Logan, Pinderhughes said the 19th to 20th century represented the “nadir,” or
lowest point for Black political development in the United States. “...After the Civil War, after abolition, African Americans had begun to exercise some power. They’d been able to register to vote. They’d been able to elect numbers of Blacks to office at the local level and the national level,” Pinderhughes said. See DYNAMICS, Page 3
The University of Michigan Board of Regents approved a number of finance property agreements, listened to an investment and endowment report and appointed Valeria Bertacco, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the College of Engineering, as vice provost for engaged learning on the Ann Arbor campus during a meeting in the Northbank Center Grand Ballroom on the University’s Flint campus Thursday afternoon. University President Mark Schlissel opened the meeting by congratulating Elizabeth Anderson, professor of philosophy at the University’s Ann Arbor campus, for being named a 2019 MacArthur finalist. The MacArthur fellowship, also known as a “genius grant,” awards people of “outstanding talent” $625,000 to pursue independent projects. Schlissel also mentioned the recent announcement that the University’s Ann Arbor campus will host a presidential debate in October 2020, saying he and other University officials will work to plan debate watch parties and other activities in the months before the debate takes place. “This event places the University and state squarely
Harvard Radio host discusses intersection case may of politics and popular culture affect ‘U’ Mike Muse explains how government affects sports, music and film policies ADMINISTRATION
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Judge rules Harvard affirmative action not discriminatory, could impact admissions at ‘U’ EMMA RUBERG Daily Staff Reporter
A court case focusing on Harvard University’s consideration of race in their admissions process could impact the University of Michigan’s future admissions policy. On Oct. 1, U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled that Harvard University’s admissions policy, which accounts for race, did not discriminate against Asian American applications and would be allowed to stay in place. Students for Fair Admissions, the organization that represents a group of Asian-American students rejected by Harvard, has filed for appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals. If the case reaches the Supreme Court and the court rules in favor of Harvard University, it would reverse precedent and result in policy changes for the nine states that have banned affirmative action. See HARVARD, Page 3
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Thirty-five people came out to Weill Hall to hear media entrepreneur Mike Muse talk about the intersection between public policy and pop culture Thursday. Muse is the host of radio show “The Mike Muse Show,” co-host of “Sway in the Morning” and is also an ABC News political contributor. Throughout the event, he analyzed politics and pop culture topics such as film, environment, music and sports. Muse started the conversation by talking about film and television, specifically the movies “When They See Us,” “The Kill Team” and the “Dave Chapelle” series. He discussed their effectiveness in creating conversation by addressing topics that are controversial and come off as offensive. He also said film can illustrate stories that have been hard for others to understand, which was the case for “When They See Us.” “We heard the story of the ‘Central Park Five,’ but we never got a chance to witness it for those who may have been too young, including myself,” Muse said. “To see it on the big screen, it takes on a whole new narrative. When you see
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at the center of next year’s presidential election,” Schlissel said. “It provides a tremendous opportunity for our entire community to do as we always have, which is to lead the way examining major national issues while advancing democracy in the United States.” Schlissel told the board the University began to collect feedback from the community on their draft policy in the Standard Practice Guide relating to sexual misconduct. According to Schlissel, the external review committee that first evaluated the University recommended they create a single policy that could apply to all sectors of the University, including faculty, staff and students on all three campuses. “Though the procedures for different groups will remain distinct, we are seeking community input on the draft policy,” Schlissel said. Erik Lundberg, the chief investment officer at the University, then presented the latest investment and endowment report for the three campuses. Lundberg spoke about the state of the University’s investments and said while the University is ranked among the top 10 schools based on the size of its endowment, it is ranked lower in terms of endowment per student. See REGENTS, Page 3
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A2 police oversight group has elections
Commission elects vice chair and chair, works to increase social media presence, transparency BECCA HIRSH For The Daily
KEEMYA ESMAEL/Daily Radio host Mike Muse speaks at the Getting Stuff Done Workshop about climate change and its impact on college students at the Ford School Thursday evening.
it, you can feel it. The policies, law, the courtroom become humans, and then it becomes lives at stake. You can see how lives are impacted, so when you see it on the big screen that allows you to say: ‘OK, how can we change things?’” Before his media work, Muse was an industrial engineer. He said his engineering background led to an opportunity to serve as
a Google NextGen Tech Policy Fellow. The intersection between technology and climate change came into the conversation when Muse talked about his time at Formula E, a car race consisting entirely of electric cars. “These (Formula E workers) are climate fanatics and they wanted to make a better impact on the world, but it
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was a marketing strategy,” Muse said. “Businesses are not rocking with electric cars and hybrid vehicles because it’s not sexy enough. They don’t see them as strong cars with the ability to go fast. So, what they decided to do was create an entire racing industry to impact climate, and I thought that was the coolest thing.” See RADIO, Page 3
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The Independent Community Police Oversight Commission met Thursday night to hold elections for leadership positions. Former acting Chair Commissioner Lisa Jackson and Former Commissioner Frances Todoro-Hargreaves were elected as Chair and Vice-Chair, respectively. The commissioners also passed a resolution to establish social media platforms and discussed the budget and workplan for the commission in the 2020 fiscal year. There were eight commissioners and two non-voting county liaisons in attendance; two commissioners were absent and one seat is currently vacant. The Police Oversight Commission was founded in March in order to increase transparency in the Ann Arbor Police Department.
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