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McCoy looks back on time at University of Michigan
Prominent campus leader talks activism, his investment in student organizing RIYAH BASHA Daily News Editor
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University discusses improving financial aid, in and out of state Students expressed concerns they are unaware of exactly where tuition is being spent JORDYN BAKER Daily Staff Reporter
For LSA senior Madeleine Conrad, an out-of-state student from California, the differences in enrollment numbers between in-state and out-of-state students at the University of Michigan reflect the diverse perspectives
brought by out-of-state students. Yet Conrad feels conflicted when she considers the role she feels the University should play in supporting in-state students. “When you’re talking about diversity and perspective, obviously being in-state versus out-of-state is part of that,” Conrad said. “When you bring people from out-of-state, you bring
people from, hopefully, different socioeconomic statuses, different communities. I think there is something to be said to that, to kind of value this perspective, (but) when considering the greater context this University has and should stand there for the people of Michigan.” As a public flagship university, the University of Michigan was
established upon principles representing the state — as well as an emphasis on providing education for in-state students who seek admission to the University. However, according to new freshmen enrollment by residencynumbers at the University, only 52% of new See AID, Page 3A
Race has been one of, if not the defining faultline at the University of Michigan. In the last five years, a slew of fatal police shootings of Black Americans coincided with a spike in anti-Black attacks at the University and in Ann Arbor. Protests engulfed campus following nearly every incident, and students organized movements spanning from #BBUM to Ann Arbor to Ferguson, Mo. to #StopSpencer. Leading from behind each of these moments has been postdoctoral fellow Austin McCoy. McCoy arrived on campus in 2009 as a History Ph.D. student, and nearly a decade later, has become a hybrid adviser-activist to hundreds of student organizers. After completing a dissertation on the history of progressive organizing, he’s leaving Ann Arbor for Alabama, where he’ll
be taking up a new post as a history professor at Auburn University. The Daily sat down with McCoy to reflect on his time on campus, and what’s up next. TMD: So nine years later, how does it feel to be leaving? McCoy: It feels weird … Ann Arbor is the second longest place I’ve lived. But it also feels like it’s the right time to go do something different. TMD: You chose Auburn University, which is definitely warmer! But it’s also in the South, which is a new kind of forum for your work. McCoy: I had a choice between there and a school in the Northeast and I chose Auburn. Part of it is I really like the department, I like the people, and I thought I would be able to have a big impact on students there — and even in politics possibly within the state. It’s the South. Auburn isn’t going to be like Ann Arbor; it’ll be less liberal and the See MCCOY, Page 3A
Higher Ed leaders from across country Data shows Talk links progress on talk free speech, inclusion on campus self-care to
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goals for a greener ‘U’
Panel of university administrators explores intersection of expression, diversity
Sustainability Progress Report results say campus on track to reach 2025 goal
The National Center for Institutional Diversity hosted a discussion titled “Campus Inclusion and Free Expression: A Conversation with Higher Education Leaders” Tuesday night at the Graduate hotel in Ann Arbor. Tabbye Chavous, University of Michigan professor and director of the National Center for Institutional Diversity, moderated a four-person panel of university administrators as they debated the challenge of making campuses welcoming and inclusive while upholding the right to free speech. About 50 audience members, including administrators and faculty from universities across the country, attended the event, which was the third in a series of dialogues that have taken place at various universities over the past academic year. After panelists introduced themselves, Chavous began by asking them to comment on the clash between free speech and inclusion, and to consider how the two ideas are often pitted against one another on college campuses. Lorelle Espinosa, American Council of Education’s assistant vice president of the Center for Policy Research and Strategy, brought up
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On Tuesday, the University of Michigan released its Sustainability Progress Report, which provides data on the University’s progress toward its campus sustainability goals for 2025. The report includes updates within the categories of climate action, waste prevention, healthy environments and community engagement. In the area of climate action, the University has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent and hopes to cut emissions by 25 percent by 2025. The University has also cut vehicle carbon output by 15 percent, halfway toward its goal of 30 percent by 2025. In terms of waste prevention, the University aims to decrease the amount of See PROGRESS, Page 3A
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a 2018 Gallup-Knight Foundation report, which found that students value inclusion over free speech. John DeGioia, president of Georgetown University, also responded, suggesting the study didn’t capture the nuance of the issue. Though the results made headlines, the margin was small — only 53 percent of students chose diversity and inclusion over free speech — and, according to DeGioia,
placing inclusion and free speech in direct competition is inherently problematic. DeGioia said that university administrators need to understand the complexity of free speech. “We’re in a new moment in higher education where we’ve achieved a level of diversity across our campuses that requires a different kind of leadership, a different kind of engagement that respects the
sheer newness of what we’re now wrestling with,” DeGioia said. Chavous then invited the panel to think of how the country’s political climate has exacerbated issues of self-expression in academia. She cited a recent study from the Anti-Defamation League reporting a spike in white supremacist propaganda on college campuses, and asked See INCLUSION, Page 2A
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Panelists discuss the right to free speech on college campuses at the Graduate Hotel Tuesday.
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wary social media use
Rates of youth anxiety and depression increase in correlation with tech NESMA DAOUD For the Daily
Campus Mind Works, a wellness group that promotes mental health education and provides support groups through the University of Michigan Depression Center, spoke Tuesday night on the potentially harmful effects of a world increasingly dependent on technology. This seminar, held in partnership with the College of Engineering and the Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center, was run by clinical staff affiliated with the University’s Department of Psychiatry. They provided information about practicing self-care in a digital world while allowing students to connect with others who may have shared similar experiences. This seminar’s topic revolved around the harmful side effects of technology and not only how to combat these effects but how to limit and moderate the use of See LINKS,Page 3A
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