On January 15th it was announced that the University of Michigan’s board of regents had unanimously voted to fire President Mark Schlissel due to published inappropriate communications with a staff member. After seven years of contentious leadership including poorly-handled coronavirus protocols, multiple strikes by graduate students and unconstitutional infringement of free speech toward the start […]
Like Santa Claus, President Schlissel delivered for students at the University of Michigan after a series of dueling petitions surfaced debating whether or not to move class online for the first two weeks due to “coronavirus concerns.” Schlissel declared that the University will stick with its plans for in-person learning, siding with over 700 students […]
As an American, when I think of the United Kingdom, “defender of liberty” doesn’t come to mind. From the Stamp Act to the Corn Laws, the British do not have a history of tolerance for individual freedom. When I arrived in the country for my study abroad term at Oxford University this semester, I found […]
The University of Michigan is encouraging all of its students to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus, but many young people are hesitant to take it. The Michigan Review’s editors believe that vaccination is the safest, most effective way to protect our campus community. The Michigan Review sat down with Dr. Louis Saravolatz, […]
As a Jewish student at the University of Michigan, the last two weeks have been extremely stressful and frightening. I have witnessed the active curtailment of the Jewish voice on campus. Square boxes with acontextual information, videos of rocket explosions and burning buses, and infographics with unverifiable figures are all being used to diminish the […]
Disclaimer: This article was first published in The College Fix on May 12 and has been republished here with the permission of the editors. It remains unaltered aside from this note. Leaders of the University of Michigan’s Central Student Government issued a strongly worded statement Monday night accusing Israel of “inhumane, international war crimes” toward […]
The College of LSA has many introductory courses meant to help students navigate their way through school. Many of these are ALA courses, usually targeted towards first-year and transfer students. These classes tend to aim at helping students in making the most of their LSA education. Therefore, they should be introductory and unbiased, not including […]
Campus has been buzzing the past week over comments Regent Ron Weiser made during a meeting of the North Oakland County Republican Club. The Detroit News posted the video of Weiser’s speech where he made the remarks. You should watch the video before continuing to read this piece. It becomes clear that those calling for […]
My, what a year it has been. No one could have warned 17 year old me when I committed to Michigan that my experience would be so unorthodox, so unlike the golden years about which my alumni parents reminisce. After two and a half semesters of online classes, I was overjoyed that, when President Schlissel […]
There is a large amount of uncertainty surrounding COVID, especially for students who often consider themselves to be low-risk individuals. How will it affect the body in the short and long term? How contagious are COVID-positive individuals; do they need to quarantine for just ten days or the full fourteen? Will certain strains cause certain […]
