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YPSILANTI, MI - A Wisconsin bond authority is helping Eastern Michigan University achieve tax-exempt status for its new student housing project. The project is still fully financed by EMU Campus Living, but EMU issued the bond through PFA to achieve tax-exempt status on the project, university spokeswoman Melissa Thrasher said. Read more: $200M student housing plan finalized at Eastern Michigan UniversityOther improvements include new wireless internet and air conditioning capabilities, as well as new room layouts. Gilbane was selected as the university’s private student housing partner in December. Eastern Michigan University is one of them$2.2M haul marks record ‘Giving True Day’ at Eastern Michigan University

YPSILANTI, MI - Eastern Michigan University has canceled in-person classes and activities Wednesday evening due to snowy weather. The university announced it has canceled all in-person classes and activities after 3 p.m. Jan. 25. Online asynchronous classes may proceed unless directed otherwise by instructor, university officials said. Several Washtenaw County schools opted to cancel classes Wednesday due to the a snowstorm moving across southeast Lower Michigan, Indiana and Ohio on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Detroit, Monroe, Dundee, Adrian, Morenci and Camden will be on the northern edge of the 4- to 6-inch snow area.

YPSILANTI, MI - Eastern Michigan University has received a rating for its sustainability efforts that less than 5% of all U.S. colleges receive. The bronze STARS rating was given to EMU by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. EMU is among the less than one quarter of all U.S. colleges to apply for the STARS rating, EMU officials said. The Ypsilanti university’s work to immerse students in sustainability efforts and solutions led to the recognition, according to the STARS report. The STARS rating is the result of work since 2018, Kovacs said, though improvements are still to come.

YPSILANTI, MI - A new program is seeking to remove the cost and time barriers associated with earning a child care certificate or degree. As child care centers in Washtenaw County and across the state seek out employees, including assistant and lead teachers, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College are partnering up for the program. Overall, the program takes about 10 months to complete and is free to Washtenaw County residents. “This certificate is typically required for anyone that wants to open their own child care center in their home,” Sanders said. READ MORE:As waitlists grow, Washtenaw County child care centers seek staff to meet demandWashtenaw County set to provide $3.2M to 11 groups tackling housing, child care accessFunding aims to fill in mental health resource gaps for Washtenaw County youth

Community members are invited to EMU's four-day long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy.

The eight-week hybrid program teaches entrepreneurs business skills, and offers professional coaching, networking and mentoring opportunities.

The 2020 Ogemaw Heights graduate takes the field with the Eastern Michigan University football team for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, scheduled for live broadcast at 3:30 p.m. today on ESPN. The Eagles (8-4) take on San Jose State University (7-4) on the renowned blue turf at Boise State University’s Albertsons Stadium. 83 is expected to line up at tight end on offense for EMU as well as play on special teams. The Eagles posted a 5-3 league record and went 5-1 on the road, including a win at Arizona State University. He powered the Falcons to their first playoff berth in six years as an all-state tight end and defensive end.

The family of a murdered Eastern Michigan University student is marking an entire decade without justice.

The family of a murdered Eastern Michigan University student marked 10 years without justice on Saturday.

YPSILANTI, MI - James Smith will get two more years as Eastern Michigan University’s president after a Thursday vote by the Board of Regents. Smith, who took over at the Ypsilanti university in July 2016, had his contract extended through June 30, 2026, after a unanimous vote by the EMU regents during their Dec. 8 meeting.

A Ypsilanti family is going a decade without justice in the brutal murder of an Eastern Michigan University student, and they want answers.

YPSILANTI, MI -- Veterans from across the state have been coming together to share and document their firsthand accounts from their time in the U.S. military. Senator Gary Peters hosted a Veterans History project event on Friday, Dec. 9, in Eastern Michigan University’s Halle Library as a way to preserve the stories of military veterans that served from World War I to the present. Ramon Baca, director of Livingston County Veterans Services, never looked into documenting the 25 years he spent serving in the Army until this event. This event will contribute information to the Library of Congress American Folklife Center’s Veterans History Project. The project was created in 2000 by the United States Congress as way to collect, preserve and share the narratives of veterans and Gold Star families in a national archive.

EMU President James Smith will have his contract extended for two years.

EMU's annual Giving TrueDay was driven by faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends, said school officials.

YPSILANTI, MI - For the second time this year, officials in Ypsilanti are on the hunt for a new city council member. The city has issued an application to fill the vacancy, available to residents of Ward 3, covering much of downtown, Depot Town and Eastern Michigan University’s campus. City Council plans to interview finalists for the position at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, potentially voting on the top choice then or during the body’s Jan. 10 meeting, when the new council member will be sworn in. City Council last appointed a new member in July, when Evan Sweet was chosen to fill a brief four-month vacancy caused by the resignation of then-Council Member Anthony Morgan. The vacancy process will likely complete the changing of the guard on City Council, which saw three first-time new members elected in November as well as the departure of longtime Council Member and Mayor Lois Allen-Richardson.

YPSILANTI, MI -- Eastern Michigan University alumnus Jeremy Schiel has spent more than four years creating gas stations in space with his startup company, Orbit Fab. The Colorado-based company started in 2018 and works to make the space industry more flexible and sustainable by providing orbiting satellites a way to refuel. “The space industry today is essentially a disposable industry. From there, his interest continued and he soon stumbled across a space technology company called Deep Space Industries. After Deep Space Industries, Schiel partnered with Orbit Fab’s other co-founder, Daniel Faber, to start a business of their own.

Two people were rescued from an apartment fire early Wednesday morning in Ypsilanti near Eastern Michigan University.

YPSILANTI, MI - Nearly a thousand alumni, students, employees and more at Eastern Michigan University worked together to raise about $600,000 in this year’s annual university fundraiser. “Eastern’s most meaningful and important support has always come from within – from our alumni, students, faculty, staff, emeritus, and friends – and this Giving TrueDay proved no different,” Smith said in a statement. One example was the EMU Career Closet raising more than $2,500 for its initiative to provide students and alumni free and equitable access to professional clothing. #GivingTrueDay supplements the work done by the EMU Foundation to promote student success through fundraising and investment, said the foundation’s executive director Bill Shepard said in a statement. Read more from The Ann Arbor News:Former Eastern Michigan football player leading 1K Thanksgiving meal donations‘Pawn Stars’ host’s Ypsilanti charity event could land your items on a future showEastern Michigan football draws San Jose State in Idaho Potato Bowl

Eastern Michigan University is expanding its partnership with global esports gaming organization Gen.G to include more on-campus events and project-based internships.

The group collected 25 to 30 freshwater jellyfish through field research at a Dexter Township lake recently. Eastern Michigan University students conducting field research for freshwater jellyfish. Although some people have never heard of freshwater jellyfish, the invertebrates, otherwise known as Craspedacusta sowerbyi, have a long history in the U.S. and Michigan. “Particularly in a small body of water, once (these freshwater jellyfish) get in there they’re pretty much established,” he said. An up close view of a freshwater jellyfish that Eastern Michigan University students were conducting research on.

YPSILANTI, MI - More than 1,000 Thanksgiving meals are being donated or served by former Eastern Michigan University football player Sam Estes alongside EMU officials, student volunteers and a pair of community organizations. The “Friendsgiving” event, called “Thankful for You,” starts at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. Estes will deliver the meals alongside student volunteers, EMU President James Smith and his wife Connie Ruhl-Smith, EMU athletes and Ypsilanti Meals on Wheels from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. off-campus. Read more from The Ann Arbor News:‘Pawn Stars’ host’s Ypsilanti charity event could land your items on a future showDid Gen Z students drive increased voter turnout on Nov. 8? Some clerks say yesAfter 2 sewage leaks in 2 weeks, Ann Arbor college working to prevent a third

Get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19 at an upcoming clinic at EMU.

With enrollments down sharply among Michigan’s public universities, most of them offered admission this fall to almost everybody who completed an application. Michigan State University, which admitted the largest entering class in its history, rejected less than 9 percent of its applicants. At Eastern Michigan University, where enrollment has fallen by more than 40 percent since 2004, the rejection rate was under 3 percent. Though they don’t necessarily market themselves that way, many of the state’s regional public universities have never rejected many of their applicants. Recalculating admission rates using only the number of applicants offered admission and the number rejected make Michigan’s college admissions landscape look very different.

Hosted by the Hundley Foundation, Eastern Michigan University and Chartwells Higher Education, the two-part “Thankful For You” event will see meals delivered by community partners and a Thanksgiving feast on Eastern’s campus.

A course dedicated to studying freshwater jellyfish in the field has arrived to EMU.

Eastern Michigan University’s Digital Divas will provide insight into opportunities in STEM for young women during its 12th annual high school conference on Friday, Nov. 9.

EMU has broken ground on a new three-year project to bring more student housing to its campus.

Felony charges were dropped against basketball star Emoni Bates after taking a plea deal in a gun case.

The University of Michigan has gained more than 9,500 students since 2011. Central Michigan University has lost more than 13,000. Eastern Michigan University increased tuition by 70 percent during that same time period, after keeping increases low for years. Michigan’s 15 public universities have grappled with a shrinking pool of traditional college-age students and with the aftereffects of a massive drop in state support in different ways. To tell the story of the threat posed to Michigan’s regional public universities by falling enrollment, MLive combed through years of data on enrollment, tuition, student debt and staffing.

“The thing that we’re seeing there is our proximity to Dearborn plays out well for us,” said Eastern Michigan President Jim Smith. There are 683 international students enrolled at Eastern this fall, more than there were last year but fewer than there were five years ago, when Eastern had more students overall. International student enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities peaked in the 2016-17 school year at just over 900,000, according to the Open Doors Report. In the fall of 2020, MSU enrolled just over 2,400 students from China, about half of the peak. Read more: Michigan students may not be borrowing quite as much for collegeRead more: As enrollment falls at most Michigan universities, the flagships prosper

Michigan State University and Michigan Tech held enrollments reasonably steady. Many observers already see the tuition increases at the state’s public universities — which outpaced inflation by nearly 15 percent on average between 2011 and 2021 — as unsustainable. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com‘Unsustainable’The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan’s public universities in 2011 was $10,414. “Quite frankly, in the last decade, public universities have raised tuition at rates that are unsustainable already,” said Wadhwani, of Fitch Ratings. No one is talking about merging Michigan’s public universities, Murphy said.

EMU students and alumni can select free professional clothing items at the school's new Career Closet.

That means a lot of registration and voting options for students of University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Michigan State University. University of MichiganThere is an Ann Arbor-run satellite clerk’s office on the UM campus just as there was for the 2020 election. Voters do not need a reason for being absent from the polls on Election Day to request an absentee ballot and vote early. Voters who do not want to vote early still can vote at their regular polling locations on Election Day. The sessions will help students register to vote online or in any other state where online registration is available.

The four-year labor contract covers more than 500 full-time EMU faculty members and includes increases in base pay, changes to health care plan costs and faculty parking costs.

YPSILANTI, MI - The deal between Eastern Michigan University and its faculty union was made official Monday in a special Board of Regents meeting. The four-year agreement, which applies to EMU’s 506 full-time faculty, starts with faculty members seeing a first-year raise of 4% or $4,000, whichever is greater, according to the regents meeting notes. “This is a good day for Eastern Michigan University students and our campus community,” Smith said in a statement. The contract also increased health care premiums for faculty members to nearly $5,000 in 2023 after it was about $3,000 this year. The tentative deal between both parties was reached on Sept. 11, marking an end to the faculty strike that started Sept. 7 during the first week of classes.

Faculty members at Eastern Michigan University have voted to ratify a new four-year labor agreement with the school.

Members of the Eastern Michigan University American Association of University Professors (AAUP) voted 96% in favor of ratifying a new four-year labor agreement which includes significant gains in salary, retirement, and protections for health care coverage.

YPSILANTI, MI -- Eastern Michigan University faculty have ratified a new four-year contract that stemmed from a tentative deal reached following a brief strike earlier this month. The strike ended when a tentative deal was reached. Union leaders said the contract covers more than 500 tenured and tenure-track EMU faculty. “Our negotiating team listened closely to our members throughout this process,” said Matt Kirkpatrick, chair of the EMU union negotiating team, in a written statement. As part of the contract, EMU faculty will receive the same health care options as administrators and other groups on campus, union leaders said.

Eastern Michigan basketball star Emoni Bates has been suspended from the team following a gun arrest over the weekend.

Eastern Michigan University's Emoni Bates, who transferred to the school after one year in Memphis, was charged with two felonies following a traffic stop Monday.

YPSILANTI, MI - Students on the Eastern Michigan University campus now have a new mode of transportation to zoom across campus -- a deployment of Spin electric scooters. The scooters became available for rent on Monday, Sept. 19, at marked corrals adjacent to existing bike racks throughout the EMU campus. Spin scooters also adhere to “geo fencing” that cause the scooters to decrease speed in designated “slow zones” of campus, with the scooters dropping from its normal maximum speed of 15 mph to 8 mph. Scooters are available for use on the EMU campus and into the city. READ MORE:Eastern Michigan football upsets another Power Five team with dominant run gameSalary increases part of new contract Eastern Michigan University faculty voting onEastern Michigan University, faculty union reach tentative agreement to end strike

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Eastern Michigan University basketball star Emoni Bates pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon to two felony gun charges. He was arraigned by Washtenaw County District Court Magistrate Elisha Fink on Sept. 19. During the stop, a firearm was discovered in the vehicle, and Bates was taken into custody, Jackson said. “This is his first brush with the law.”Haney said Bates posed no threat to society, though Fink disagreed, stating the charges against Bates were inherently dangerous. “Eastern Michigan University takes all allegations very seriously.

Last year’s top Michigan high school basketball player and recent Eastern Michigan transfer Emoni Bates was arrested this weekend and is facing two gun charges.

YPSILANTI, MI - Eastern Michigan University faculty will soon vote on ratifying a new contract that contains salary increases. Pay increases will be as high as 7.4% for the lowest-paid faculty members. Faculty members will receive an increase in retirement contributions commensurate with pay increases; employer retirement contributions will remain at 11% of salary, the EMU-AAUP noted. Health care premiums are defined in the proposed agreement based on an 80/20 cost-sharing model, the faculty union noted. READ MORE:Eastern Michigan University, faculty union reach tentative agreement to end strike‘Teaching myself is not ideal’: EMU students frustrated with faculty strike500 Eastern Michigan University faculty members begin Day 1 of indefinite strike

EMU’s Iyad Khattab and Je’Naiya Tims were among 10 students selected from universities across the United States.

U-M will face off against EMU during a night game on Nov. 11.

Classes are resuming Monday morning for Eastern Michigan University students after a tentative deal has been reached between the university and faculty that had been on strike.

YPSILANTI, MI - Eastern Michigan University has reached a tentative contract agreement with its faculty union, bringing an end to a strike that started last week. The EMU chapter of the AAUP, which has roughly 500 members, went on strike Sept. 7 after the faculty contract expired on Aug. 31. The tentative agreement must still be ratified in a vote by the EMU-AAUP. Prior to the tentative agreement, a Washtenaw County judge denied EMU’s emergency request last week to order striking faculty back to the classroom immediately. READ MORE:Judge denies EMU administration’s request to order striking faculty back to class now‘Teaching myself is not ideal’: EMU students frustrated with faculty strike500 Eastern Michigan University faculty members begin Day 1 of indefinite strike

Eastern Michigan University has announced a tentative deal to get hundreds of professors back in the classrooms.

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DEARBORN, MI – An Eastern Michigan University administrator is facing a felony charge after allegedly driving around Dearborn naked while touching himself inappropriately, officials said. Michael Tew, associate provost and associate vice president for academic programming and strategy at EMU, was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 7, at his Dearborn home related to the alleged incident. It was brought to the attention of the Dearborn Police Department on Friday, Sept. 2. “This sort of conduct is illegal and will not be tolerated in Dearborn,” Dearborn Police Chief Issa Shahin said. He is charged with misdemeanor aggravated indecent exposure and felony indecent exposure with sexually delinquent person notice.

An Eastern Michigan University employee is accused of touching himself inappropriately while driving naked in Dearborn, police said.

A new mode of transportation is coming to EMU's campus.

YPSILANTI, MI -- A judge on Thursday denied Eastern Michigan University’s emergency request to order striking faculty back to the classroom immediately. Kuhnke’s Sept. 8 order states she was “not persuaded” the issue needed an immediate ruling. Kuhnke set a hearing for Friday, Sept. 16, where both the union and administration can make arguments about whether to grant the university’s request for a restraining order to stop the strike and send faculty back to class. The EMU chapter of the AAUP, which has roughly 500 members, went on strike a week after the faculty contract expired on Aug. 31. Related: 500 Eastern Michigan University faculty members begin Day 1 of indefinite strikeUniversity officials said they filed the request for the restraining order because of the effects the strike is having on students.

YPSILANTI, MI -- Eastern Michigan University has filed suit in Washtenaw County Circuit Court claiming its striking faculty members are breaking the law and should be ordered back to work. The EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors, which has roughly 500 members, went on strike Wednesday, Sept. 7, a week after the faculty contract expired on Aug. 31. The university’s lawsuit claims the faculty strike violates the Public Employee Relations Act of 1947, which bans public employees from going on strike. Our negotiating team is meeting with EMU officials today; we are available today and every day to find common ground, settle this dispute and move our university forward.”Eastern Michigan University officials did not respond to a request for comment. Read more from The Ann Arbor News:‘Teaching myself is not ideal’: EMU students frustrated with faculty strike500 Eastern Michigan University faculty members begin Day 1 of indefinite strikeCentury-old relics from when Ann Arbor had streetcars unearthed downtown

YPSILANTI, MI -- As an Eastern Michigan University faculty strike nears the closure of its first full day, students say they are frustrated and concerned about the indefinite cancellation of some of their classes. Some EMU students, currently in their second week of classes, are apprehensive about the future of their studies. Teachers have told students they will not be grading work or responding to messages until the strike is resolved. “Teaching myself is not ideal when I’m paying to be on campus, paying for a parking pass,” Taylor said. Read more from The Ann Arbor News:500 Eastern Michigan University faculty members begin Day 1 of indefinite strikeEastern Michigan University faculty votes to go on strikeCentury-old relics from when Ann Arbor had streetcars unearthed downtown

YPSILANTI, MI --Roughly 50 Eastern Michigan University faculty members gathered outside Welch Hall Wednesday morning for the first day of a strike as negotiations continue to fail between their union and administration. Holmes was one of the faculty members on strike outside Welch Hall Wednesday morning. Related: Eastern Michigan University faculty votes to go on strikeStrikes significantly impact student experience, Kraft said. University administration has canceled or delayed meetings or taken days to respond to union proposals, the union said. “We really hate being here, and I am really sad to have to do this to my students,” Holmes said.

The faculty at Eastern Michigan University is headed to a strike. It was an overwhelming vote, with 91% in favor of authorizing a strike. It comes as contract talks with the university have stalled.

YPSILANTI, MI - More than 500 tenured and tenure track faculty at Eastern Michigan University will go on strike Wednesday, Sept. 7, after its chapter of the American Association of University Professors voted overwhelmingly in favor of the strike Tuesday evening. Eastern Michigan has offered faculty a 6.2% (average) salary increase in the first year of a new contract, and a five-year contract salary increase totaling 15.2%. Other proposals presented by EMU include an enrollment incentive plan wherein the university proposes to increase compensation further, should enrollment levels increase. The University also addressed union concerns by modifying its proposal on summer course compensation, and proposing an equity study of faculty salaries. READ MORE:$200M student housing plan finalized at Eastern Michigan UniversityHere’s who’s in the running for elected governing boards of 3 large Michigan universities$3 ticket day ends in 100-person brawl at movie theater

The Eastern Michigan University faculty has voted to authorize a strike due to a labor dispute during a union meeting Tuesday night.

On Tuesday night, Eastern Michigan University union members will meet to decide if they will continue to strike the university.

A labor dispute at Eastern Michigan University shows no sign of letting up. The faculty union at the university is set to make a critical vote Tuesday that could signal a strike just as the school year gets underway.

A labor dispute at Eastern Michigan University is showing no signs of letting up.

Get ready to make some noise! College football is back. Here are a few things to know before you hit the tailgate lots.

The university administration’s salary proposal to the Eastern Michigan University faculty union was rejected on Monday.

YPSILANTI, MI -- While some Eastern Michigan University students are preparing for Welcome Weekend, others are protesting sexual violence. A group of current and former EMU students came together on Friday, Aug. 26, outside of Bowen Field House with signs and flyers urging new students to learn about a pending lawsuit against the school. There have been more than 30 women who have reported rapes committed by members of EMU fraternities between 2014 and 2020. Read more: Timeline of Eastern Michigan University fraternity sexual assault scandalFor some of these plaintiffs, legal action hasn’t been enough. The group of protesters not only held signs, but also handed out flyers educating others on sexual assault and providing resources for those impacted.

Faculty at the Ypsilanti university is holding an informal protest.

Washtenaw County seeks volunteers for the final Clean-Up Day of the season.

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Kroger has donated to EMU's food pantry for the past five years to fight student hunger on campus.

Friday is International Beer Day, and we thought we would start the festivities early with something special. When you hear the phrase “beer and college,” various images may spring to mind.

A pair of Eastern Michigan University professors are taking dryness out of the subject in more ways than one. Professors Cory Emal and Gregg Wilmes are the academic wing of a partnership teaching students and local Detroit residents the art of beermaking. Read more: Michigan beer production trending up, see how much was made and sold here in 2019Both Emal and Wilmes were also looking for fun avenues to teach organic chemistry. Jon Carlson, one of 3Mission’s principals, wanted to start an apprenticeship program to increase diversity in the brewing industry, Emal said. Those beers are complicated from a fermentation standpoint, so it showed off how advanced the students can be in the EMU program, Emal said.

Jiu-Hwa Lo Upshur has given three major gifts to EMU totaling $1 million.

The Basketball Tournament, also known as TBT, is a basketball competition for a cause. Many players from Michigan will be participating in the event this year.

Students will be mentored throughout the summer on how to transform their ideas into solutions at the EMU camp.

Eastern Michigan University is making a major investment to improve outdated student housing on campus.

Ypsilanti native and Memphis Tigers transfer Emoni Bates is coming home, as multiple sources have reported that he will be taking his talents to Eastern Michigan.

FLINT – Linebacker Bryce Eliuk of Linden will be continuing his football career at Eastern Michigan University. The 6-foot-2, 227-pound Eliuk announced on Twitter that he has committed to play at EMU after his senior season this fall. Eliuk has been a three-starter at Linden and has been on the All-State team the past two years. He is one of MLive’s top 50 recruits from the class of 2023 and was a member of the MLive-Flint Journal Dream Team the past two years. MORE:2021 Flint-area football Dream Team defense

The American Association of University Women's Ann Arbor chapter is hosting a book drive through July 30.

Eastern Michigan University is overhauling its on-campus student housing and investing $200 million.

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough recently announced the hiring of two new corrections officers: COs Bennett and Allen.

YPSILANTI, MI - An Ann Arbor workspace developer will spend $12.6 million to buy and renovate the former College of Business building at Eastern Michigan University. Michigan Innovation Headquarters, also known as MI-HQ, will purchase the Gary Owens Building from EMU for $2.6 million, with renovations expected to cost $10 million, company officials said.

YPSILANTI, MI - The $200-million plan to overhaul Eastern Michigan University student housing is a go after Thursday’s approval by the university’s Board of Regents. The regents finalized the plan presented to them by Gilbane Development Company of Rhode Island during their June 16 meeting to finance its “Welcome Home 2025″ initiative.

One Detroit looks at Vincent Chin's legacy alongside a new wave of anti-Asian hate seen today, and local/national Juneteenth celebrations.

RELATED: Through A New Lens: Revisiting ‘Who Killed Vincent Chin?’, Asian American Civil Rights Nearly 40 Years LaterRELATED: Artist Anthony Lee Commissions New Vincent Chin Mural For Detroit’s Former ChinatownAs the story of Vincent Chin’s murder sees a resurgence and connects to the continued anti-Asian hate still seen, One Detroit’s Senior Producer Bill Kubota explores how Vincent Chin’s legacy has shaped a new wave of Asian American civil rights activists. Want to Know More About “Who Killed Vincent Chin?”“Who Killed Vincent Chin?” will air on Detroit Public Television at 10 p.m. Plus, four days of local and national events commemorating the 40th anniversary of Vincent Chin’s death will take place June 16-19. Stay Connected:Subscribe to Detroit Public Television’s YouTube Channel & Don’t miss American Black Journal on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Detroit Public TV, WTVS-Channel 56. Watch American Black Journal on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on Detroit Public TV, WTVS-Channel 56.

You can drop off appliances, electronics, tires and more at annual Washtenaw County Clean-Up Days.

YPSILANTI, MI - Rick Harrison started pawning goods for entertainment on “Pawn Stars” more than a decade ago. In July, he’ll do it at Eastern Michigan University for charity. The host of the History channel show will be on the Ypsilanti campus July 8-9, alongside Baltimore Ravens quarterback Brett Hundley for the “Weekend with the Stars” fundraising events. They are raising money for the Eastern Michigan University Foundation and Hundley Foundation, which aim to create educational and financial opportunities for families in need. “It’s awesome to see how excited people are to meet him and see he is as authentic in real life as he is on Pawn Stars,” Hundley said.

EMU's TRiO Upward Bound program has received a five-year grant renewal.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- Washtenaw County is gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth, the second year the date has been recognized as a federal holiday. Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor also formally recognized the holiday for the first time the same year. The flag raising will take place at the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center, 4135 Washtenaw Ave. in Ann Arbor. Celebrations will continue the next day with the 28th annual Community Unity March hosted by the Ann Arbor NAACP. Read more from The Ann Arbor News:Developers forge ahead with large mobile home park near Ann Arbor amid legal challengeBrunch is on the menu at 19 Drips new Ann Arbor locationAnn Arbor pastry shop getting new name, refreshed menu

“At first I thought we came out a little flat because we made an error right away,” Milan coach Adam Gilles said. But once [Milan pitcher] Connor [Dessellier] struck that one guy out, and struck the third guy out, and he wanted the ball. After Castle looked at a ball for the first pitch of the inning, Milan catcher Cody Wikaryasz sent the return throw to Dessellier into center field. Holden Gates hit a sharp single to left, the first baserunner for Milan in the game. Gates drove in Milan’s second run, with a two-out single in the fourth to drive in Dessellier.

EMU will be offering events in three communities to commemorate Juneteenth.

The hybrid program helps aspiring entrepreneurs hone business skills while offering professional coaching, networking and mentoring opportunities.

Eastern Michigan University has partnered with Nain Rouge Brewery to educate beer lovers about fermentation science.

JACKSON, MI - Starting a life sentence without parole 27 years ago after he was convicted in the shooting death of a former Eastern Michigan University student left James Adrian feeling he didn’t have many options to better himself. When he learned he could earn an associate’s degree through the Jackson College Corrections Education Program, he was intrigued. But his ambition was quelled by the fact he wasn’t eligible for Pell grant funding like many of the program’s participants.

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Ann Arbor Huron Hight School students, parents, faculty and staff gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the class of 2022. The June 1 event was hosted at Eastern Michigan University’s George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti. Carter thanked the students and their parents and recognized retiring educators Belinda Balli, Lynn Boland and Peter Collins. “Class of 2022, you are a masterpiece,” Carter said, before reciting one of his favorite call-and-response lines. Finally, Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jeanice Swift quoted U.S. poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb,” which Gorman recited at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.

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YPSILANTI, MI - The Eastern Michigan University golf teams could see new facilities that would support practice ranges and simulators, according to an Ypsilanti Township site plan. The plan, submitted by EMU facility director Scott Storrar in June 2021, includes a 12,000-square-foot player performance center and an addition to the Eagle Crest Golf Course clubhouse, the site plan shows. “We strongly support the significant investment and recommended preliminary site plan approval,” Carlisle said. Most of these authorities provided positive feedback on the preliminary plan, indicating future permit approval. Township Planning Director Jason Iacoangeli recommend the Planning Commission approve the plan on a preliminary basis, contingent on EMU chiseling a final plan with the local authorities.

ANN ARBOR – Pioneer students celebrated their 2022 prom just a few hundred feet from their high school under the lights of Michigan Stadium. The fun began upstairs at the Jack Roth Stadium Club where students gathered before making their way onto the field for photos. RELATED: Prom 2022: From the Big House to museums and barns, the red carpet rolled out across the stateCheck out our photos from the night above. You can order prints of any of these prom photos by clicking the “Buy photo” button in the caption of every photo. To see all of MLive’s prom coverage, click this link.

The investigation by Philadelphia-based law firm Cozen O’Connor concerned the sexual assault cases of three fraternity members between 2015 and 2019. Read more: Settlement reached between sexual assault survivors and EMU fraternity, sororityThe university released the 39-page report here Friday without omissions or redactions. Former EMU Title IX Director Melody Werner received direct reports of misconduct by Durbin, McWilliams and Hernandez, the report states. ASP disassociated with EMU last fall, accusing EMU officials of violating its due process rights. The EMU officials include Werner, Martin, the entire Board of Regents, former EMU Police Chief Robert Heighes and former Deputy Chief Daniel Karrick.

YPSILANTI, MI - An Eastern Michigan University fraternity and sorority have reached settlements with survivors of sexual assault, according to federal court records. The Greek organizations were named in a pair of 2020 lawsuits that are now combined with 24 claims of sexual assault, as well as accusations EMU mishandled the cases. Read more: Timeline of Eastern Michigan University fraternity sexual assault scandalMore than 30 women have come forward since March 2020 to report sexual assaults at EMU, though there are 23 Jane Does and one John Doe in the federal lawsuit. ASP disassociated with EMU last fall, accusing EMU officials of violating its due process rights. The EMU officials include former Title IX Director Melody Werner, former Greek Life coordinator Kyle Martin, the entire Board of Regents, outgoing EMU Police Chief Robert Heighes and former Deputy Chief Daniel Karrick.