(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) Below is the full text of President Barack Obama's speech in Ann Arbor today. The president visited the University of Michigan to talk about college affordability. Obama: Hello, Michigan! (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be back in Ann Arbor. (Applause.) Thank you, ...
(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) Despite assurances his visit to Ann Arbor wasn't a political event, but rather official White House business, Barack Obama surely played the role of campaigner in chief today. But who could blame him? The November election is a little more than nine months ...
(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) President Barack Obama stressed the importance of affordable higher education to the nation's recovering economy as he outlined a series of overhauls to federal-based college aid before a crowd of thousands of University of Michigan students Friday. "Student loan debt has now surpassed ...
(Related: Comprehensive guide to AnnArbor.com's coverage of President Barack Obama's visit to Ann Arbor) President Barack Obama today said in Ann Arbor that he would offer a bucket of incentives devised to nudge states to restructure their college funding systems and force universities to keep tuition low.
(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) The University of Michigan's Al Glick Fieldhouse in Ann Arbor was packed Friday morning as thousands of people claimed their seat at President Barack Obama's speech. These are readers photos of their experiences.
(Related: Mega guide to the president's visit) President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds. Speaking at the University of Michigan, Obama said the government cannot just ...