NEWS

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7/16/2021, 11:34pm

Podcast: July 14, 2021

By Tre Briscoe

An Ypsilanti writing center has created art and writing tours across Ypsi. Listen now to find out more about it!

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7/8/2021, 12:22am

Podcast: July 7, 2021

By Tre Briscoe

Campus buildings impacted by the heaving rainfall, as well as the Carl Parsell scholarship being awarded to an incoming freshman.  Listen here or on your favorite podcast streaming service.

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7/4/2021, 8:40pm

Ypsilanti musician John E. Lawrence hosts The Ypsilanti Frog Island Jazz Series all summer long

By Emma Henri

Professional jazz musicians will be performing every Friday at Frog Island Park in Ypsilanti, MI free of charge to attendees.

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7/4/2021, 8:33pm

Carl Parsell Scholarship awarded to incoming EMU Freshman

By Anastasia Moutzalias

The Michigan Association of Police awarded incoming Eastern Michigan University freshman McCade Campbell the Carl Parsell Scholarship on June 10th at the 31rst Annual Carl Parsell Memorial Golf Outing.

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7/2/2021, 1:14pm

The latest on Ypsilanti's heavy rainfall: 30 Eastern Michigan University buildings impacted

By Juliana Lumaj

Eastern Michigan University has multiple buildings facing water damages after the heavy rainfall this past week.

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6/30/2021, 4:37pm

Podcast: June 30, 2021

By Tre Briscoe

Food Gatherers of Ann Arbor sponsors free summer meal program for the children and young adults of Washtenaw County. Listen here, or on your favorite podcast streaming service!

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6/26/2021, 7:58pm

Podcast: June 23, 2021

By Layla McMurtrie / Editor-in-Chief

EMU’s latest Board of Regents meetings held discussion about the new block tuition model, as well as recommendations for the renovations of the 3D Arts Complex. Plus, the EMU Undergraduate Research Stimulus Awards is supporting students partnering with faculty members in scholarly research. Listen here or on your favorite podcast streaming platform! 

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6/26/2021, 7:56pm

Africology and African-American Studies Department at EMU offers programs that teach students about diverse people and cultures

By Catherine Lietz

The Africology and African-American Studies Department at EMU hopes students can learn other prospectives of global awareness by taking their multiple programs they offer.

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6/23/2021, 6:08pm

EMU Undergraduate Research Stimulus Awards to support students partnering with faculty members in scholarly research

By Anastasia Moutzalias

19 Eastern Michigan University (EMU) students will have their scholarly research projects supported by the Undergraduate Research Stimulus Awards. The awards for the winter 2021 semester and summer 2021 semester were approved on June 10 by a Board of Regents meeting. 

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6/20/2021, 11:48pm

Board of Regents meeting includes discussion on a block tuition pricing model and recommendations for the 3D Arts Complex renovations

By Emma Henri

The Board of Regents meeting showcased recognition towards members of the EMU community such as athletic championship winners and award winning faculty, plus news regarding tuition and financial aid for EMU students.

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6/17/2021, 5:56pm

Ann Arbor organization cancels event, launches fundraiser to address local food insecurity

By Megan Forystek

Food Gatherers cancels yearly in-person event, Grillin’, and launches fundraiser in its place. 

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6/16/2021, 4:42pm

Fashion Marketing and Innovation professor and students cut fabric to donate to The Preemie Pals Project

By Anastasia Moutzalias

Associate Professor Dr. Julie Becker and students in her computer-aided design (CAD) classes began cutting fabric into squares in the late winter semester to donate to The Preemie Pals Project. 

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6/16/2021, 4:30pm

Podcast: June 16, 2021

By Layla McMurtrie / Editor-in-Chief

Ann Arbor Organization Food Gatherer’s host a fundraiser in place of their annual picnic, and EMU alumnus Jack Roush donates $1 million to our GameAbove College of Engineering and Technology. Also, hear more about Eastern’s Africology and African American studies programs. Listen here right now or on any podcast streaming platform! 

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6/13/2021, 11:30pm

EMU/UM launches Digital Connecting Corps to bridge the gap in America's intergenerational digital divide

By Cedrick Charles

Student coaches at DCC volunteer to help older adults learn technology skills in Washtenaw County.

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6/10/2021, 3:46pm

EMUiNVENT returns for a third year, giving a space for young Michigan creators and innovators to grow

By Daniel Magrisso

EMUiNVENT is an invention and creative solutions program designed for students from third to 12th grade in which the students develop their ideas in teams, creating a product or invention that can be applied to a real world problem.

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6/3/2021, 1:00am

Podcast: June 2, 2021

By Layla McMurtrie / Editor-in-Chief

The Windgate Foundation donates $2.2 million to fund a 3D Arts Complex at Eastern Michigan University, and Ypsilanti makes plans to build a new public library. Listen to this week’s news recap here or on your favorite podcast app. 

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6/2/2021, 4:56pm

Ypsilanti District Library to kick off public campaign to benefit construction of new superior library

By Anastasia Moutzalias

Construction began for the new Superior Library on Monday, May 24. The public phase of the Next Chapter Capital Campaign will begin on Tuesday, June 1.

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5/22/2021, 4:11pm

EMU celebrates accomplished alumni during "60th Annual Alumni Awards"

By Catherine Lietz

The 60th annual EMU Alumni Awards premiered on Saturday, May 15, and was hosted by the EMU Alumni Association.

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5/19/2021, 9:20am

Podcast: May 14, 2021

By Layla McMurtrie / Editor-in-Chief

EMU continues to offer free COVID-19 throughout the summer, and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra donates resources to an Ypsilanti school. Geoff Larcom, EMU's Executive Director of Media Relations, celebrates a career in journalism and media while looking forward to his retirement. 

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5/15/2021, 2:53pm

EMU cheer wins program’s first national championship

By Megan Forystek

On April 9, Eastern Michigan University's cheer team became national champions. They won the National Cheerleaders Association Intermediate Small Coed Division IA for the first time in program history. 

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