The University of Michigan’s president has condemned antisemitic vandalism at two off-campus fraternity houses. President Santa Ono sent an email to students saying the vandalism includes broken windows and “vile, homophobic, and anti-semitic” messages spray-painted onto both houses, including a swastika at one of the locations. “These types of incidents are in direct conflict with the university’s […]

Led by professor Leland Harper, the initiative was fueled by a $34,905 planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to “design a new, coherent D&I certificate program … that is qualitatively distinct from the D&I certificates offered at other institutions,” records show. Students at SHU can qualify for the certificate after completing 12 credit […]

Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a leading four-year public university with 20,000 students that has been completely cashless since 2017. In this TouchNet podcast, Beth Hardcastle, assistant controller for Student Business Services at EMU, discusses how going cashless, closing the in-person cashier’s office, and implementing payment plans have positively impacted their financial operations over the […]

Prisoners who enroll in postsecondary education programs are 48% less likely to be reincarcerated than those who do not, according to the Journal of Experimental Criminology.