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Public commenters press regents on Dearborn funding, DEI, union retroactive pay and carbon‑neutral goals
Summary
At the University of Michigan regents meeting, speakers from Dearborn and Michigan Medicine urged the board to protect Dearborn’s share of capital funding, criticized perceived austerity and DEI changes, raised a union retroactive‑pay grievance, and urged faster carbon‑neutral steps.
Public comment at the University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting centered on regional campus equity, labor pay issues and sustainability.
Multiple Dearborn students, faculty and alumni — including Professor Liz Rowan and student Tanith Lorena — urged the board to protect Dearborn’s share of capital funding and to address what they described as chronic austerity in liberal‑arts programs that has increased class sizes and reduced instructional resources. Rowan said budget decisions have made it harder to deliver the small‑class experience…
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