Articles tagged: commencement
column: Why I will never be called 'doctor'
Posted: Apr 29, 2012I take a lot of red-eye flights: leaving in the late evening hours of California and flying back to the eye-cracked openings of Midwest mornings. I’d like to think I have some decent reasons for ... Read more »
Will it snow on U-M commencement ceremonies Saturday?
Posted: Apr 27, 2012University of Michigan graduates and family members gathering for commencement Saturday morning may have to contend with rain or even snow. Read more »
HEALTH: The Best of Aging magazine a welcome new resource for seniors in Washtenaw, Oakland, Wayne counties
Posted: May 30, 2011Jeff Collison with The Best of Aging On our radio show this past weekend, we learned all about the new local magazine, The Best of Aging. Our guest was Jeff Collison, the publisher of this ... Read more »
Opinion: University of Michigan students are right to protest Gov. Snyder as commencement speaker
Posted: Mar 20, 2011Good for the students of the University of Michigan! At a time when education is so crucial to the future of Michigan, to the future of the U.S., we have a governor who thinks education ... Read more »
Epic Portions: Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery - Part Deux
Posted: May 14, 2010A few months ago I caught some hell for going to Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery in Ann Arbor and ordering the Buffalo Mac & Cheese over some actual BBQ. I felt that I owed ... Read more »
Zainab Salbi of Women For Women International Honored With Ross School of Business Women in Leadership Award
Posted: May 04, 2010www.WomenForWomen.orgWhile many were focused on President Obama's visit to the Big House, students graduating from Michigan's Ross School of Business turned their attention to another distinguished commencement speaker. Zainab Salbi is co-founder and CEO of ... Read more »
Video: Watch Obama deliver the commencement speech to the University of Michigan Class of 2010
Posted: May 02, 2010The White House has posted a 32-minute video of President Barack Obama delivering Saturday's commencement speech to the University of Michigan's Class of 2010. Read more »
President Barack Obama's commencement address 'a great memory' for U-M graduates
Posted: May 01, 2010They dragged themselves out of bed early. They waited out a thunderstorm and endured long lines to get through security. And they found ways to stave off boredom during the long wait for the ceremony ... Read more »
First triplets to graduate from U-M make Obama commencement historic in more ways than one
Posted: May 01, 2010Splashing through puddles as they made their way down Packard Street in caps and gowns, Sheri, Erica and Elliot Jankelovitz weren't going to let the rain ruin their graduation from the University of Michigan. "I'm ... Read more »
President Barack Obama to University of Michigan grads: Keep democracy going
Posted: May 01, 2010Thousands jumped to their feet - and many graduates climbed on their chairs - when President Barack Obama took the stage in Michigan Stadium Saturday. While the president acknowledged the difficult times of today - ... Read more »
slideshow: Images from Michigan's spring commencement and President Obama
Posted: May 01, 2010President Barack Obama was the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan's spring commencement at Michigan Stadium today. Read more »
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