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2/8/2023

Dania Bazzi’s American Dream

The two-time UM-Dearborn alum and West Bloomfield superintendent talks about why she’s dedicated her life to education and what we stand to lose when we abandon our faith in public schools. ...
Dania Bazzi poses for a selfie with her husband, two sons, and niece at a West Bloomfield high school football game
2/6/2023

Campus Colleagues: Laurel Draudt

Get to know UM-Dearborn’s new Career Services director, whose 20-plus years of student development experience will benefit Dearborn Wolverines....
Graphic featuring UM-Dearborn Career Services Director Laurel Draudt
2/6/2023

The mistake we keep making with educational technology

Educational Technology Professor Mesut Duran says we’ve fallen for the allure of the next big thing over and over again. But there is a way to put educational needs above the market....
A high school teachers, wearning a mask, takes a professional development training via Zoom, with a dozen of her colleagues appearing on the screen.
2/6/2023

Office of Research update: February 2023

There's a lot of new things happening in the UM-Dearborn research world. There's a new IRB liaison, an upcoming UM-Dearborn/UM-Flint collaborative research series, a new cycle of campus grants and more....
2/1/2023

Useful solutions with lasting impact

UM-Dearborn’s Business Idea Pitch competition awarded $5,000 in scholarship prizes to student projects focused on solving accessibility and mobility concerns....
Photo of two students pitching business ideas in front of a PowerPoint
1/30/2023

What does a meaningful student worker job look like?

UM-Dearborn partners with Arizona State University on a $1.5 million Strada grant to explore this question and expand holistic on-the-job experiences for student employees....
Photo of Orientation leader student employees at Wolverine Welcome Day 2022
1/30/2023

UM-Dearborn faculty members are included on prestigious researcher list

The list, compiled by a Stanford professor, is one indicator of the impact our faculty have in their fields....
Wencong Su
1/25/2023

UM-Dearborn hosted its first public ‘Zero Waste’ event

The recent exhibition opening at the Stamelos Gallery Center diverted 96% of total waste from the landfill....
Three people give a thumbs up standing in front of compost and recycling bins
1/24/2023

UM-Dearborn programs among top in the country

Ranking outlets U.S. News & World Report and Poets&Quants included UM-Dearborn’s outstanding online programs on their lists....
A 2023 photo of Renick UC at dusk
1/23/2023

A cross-campus team is reimagining spaces in two key buildings

Times change, and our spaces often have a hard time keeping up with us. The Mardigian Library and Renick University Center could soon be seeing important transformations to adapt to the needs of today’s students, faculty and staff....
A view of the new Wolverine Commons lounge area, with cozy chairs, creative room dividers and bright natural light.