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UM said the properties will enable it to complete the second phase of student housing expansion and related university facilities.

The University of Michigan is looking to create more student housing on its Ann Arbor campus, including adding privately owned properties.

The university is building a new 2,300-bed residence hall and is buying properties for more housing.

University of Michigan to Keep GOP Chair, University Regent Weiser’s Name on Building From Detroit Free Press DETROIT—The University of Michigan will not strip state Republican chairman Ron Weiser’s name from a major campus building, the university said Friday. Weiser is also one of the university’s largest donors and a member of the Board of Regents. “Having considered these factors and weighed the difficult questions they raise, I have determined that I will not recommend to the reg...

View Comments The University of Michigan will not strip state Republican chairman Ron Weisers name from a major campus building, the university said Friday. Weiser is also one of the universitys largest donors and a member of the Board of Regents. “Having considered these factors and weighed the difficult questions they raise, I have determined that I will not recommend to the regents that they violate the gift agreement and change the name of Weiser Hall,” university President Mark Schl...

In a June 3 letter to faculty, students and staff at the University of Michigan, President Mark S. Schlissel said the school would be keeping the name of Weiser Hall.

Good morning! It is the first time in the school’s more than 200-year history that members of the Board of Regents have censured one of their own. Weiser landed in hot water after he was caught on camera at a recent party meeting calling top state lawmakers “witches” and referencing “assassination” when talking about two Michigan GOP Reps. who voted to impeach former president Donald Trump. The resolution to censure Regent Weiser passed with six votes, one abstention and one absence. ...

Weiser refuses call by UM regents to resign, saying he wont be canceled University of Michigan regent and Michigan Republican Party chairman Ron Weiser refused to resign after the universitys Democratic-majority board called for him to do so during a rare Friday special meeting prompted by his controversial remarks about high-ranking elected officials.   Six Democratic regents approved a resolution to censure Weiser for the comments that "brought national and international disrepute" on the ...

U-M faculty: Ron Weiser cannot be an effective leader in our community after comments Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press The faculty members join a chorus of others at the university and throughout the state blasting Weiser after he recently called Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson "witches" who should be "ready for the burning at the stake."  During an Oakland County event last week, Weiser also referenced assassination whi...

The reason? According to The Michigan Daily, “not specifically denouncing” President Trump after last Wednesday’s Capitol Hill riot, along with his past support of the president and the state GOP. “On January 6, 2021, the world watched as white supremacy stormed America’s Capitol, shed blood, and reasserted its dominance in the American political landscape,” the petition reads. “Politicians and community leaders swiftly condemned the events, and more importantly, condemned Donald...