Articles tagged:commencement

Posted: Sun Apr 29 4:56 p.m. by Chris Gerben

I 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 taking such flights: a chronic procrastinator, they’re often the only flights remaining when I book; ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 27 2:59 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Will it snow on U-M commencement ceremonies Saturday?

University of Michigan graduates and family members gathering for commencement Saturday morning may have to contend with rain or even snow.

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Posted: Mon May 30 5:57 a.m. by Alan Caldwell AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
The Best of Aging magazine a welcome new resource for seniors in Washtenaw, Oakland, Wayne counties

Jeff 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 monthly magazine. The target readership is those over 50 who live in Washtenaw, Oakland and ...

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Posted: Sun Mar 20 12:08 p.m. by Letters to the Editor

Good 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 is the place to cut, and cut deeply, in order to give tax breaks to ...

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Posted: Thu Jun 3 11:20 p.m. by Eric Bronson
Posted: Wed Jun 2 9:42 p.m. by Eric Bronson
Posted: Fri May 28 11:43 a.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Fri May 14 7 a.m. by John Moors Community Contributor
Blue Tractor BBQ & Brewery - Part Deux

A 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 it to people to actually try the ‘que and report on it...

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Posted: Thu May 6 12:36 p.m. by Events Admin AnnArbor.com
Posted: Tue May 4 1:38 p.m. by Gina Valo
Zainab Salbi of Women For Women International Honored With Ross School of Business Women in Leadership Award

www.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 Women for Women International, an organization that has helped 250,000 women survivors of war and ...

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Posted: Sun May 2 10:51 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter

The 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.

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Posted: Sat May 1 7 p.m. by David Jesse
President Barack Obama's commencement address 'a great memory' for U-M graduates

They 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 to start. But all those inconveniences were washed away the second the familiar strains of ...

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Posted: Sat May 1 5:16 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
First triplets to graduate from U-M make Obama commencement historic in more ways than one

Splashing 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 walking in the rain, there's lightning all around me, but it's completely worth it — ...

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Posted: Sat May 1 3:53 p.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
President Barack Obama to University of Michigan grads: Keep democracy going

Thousands 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 - after all, the graduates are entering the working world in the worst economy since the ...

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Posted: Sat May 1 3:18 p.m. by Melanie Maxwell Staff Photographer

President Barack Obama was the keynote speaker at the University of Michigan's spring commencement at Michigan Stadium today.

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