Editor's note: This story has been updated to include Debbie Dingell's professional titles. Nearly 300 area middle and high school girls participated in Eastern Michigan University’s cyber security workshop Wednesday, which was created in hopes of developing interest in information assurance and cyber security fields.
The percentage of Eastern Michigan University freshmen taking remedial courses jumped from 4.8 percent in 2004 to 17.2 percent in 2011, Bridge Magazine reported.
Robert Heighes, who has been serving as interim police chief at Eastern Michigan University since December, was named to the permanent post Thursday. Heighes, 57, is a 28-year veteran of the department and served three stints as interim chief. His appointment as police chief and executive director of public safety ...