In 2003, 17,107 Indian farmers committed suicide. Many attributed this to the failure of the genetically modified cottonseeds the farmers purchased from the giant corporation, Monsanto, to produce a crop.
While nation-wide statistics showed a decrease in domestic violence, rates among college students remain higher than average compared to other demographics.
Ypsilanti High School graduation rates continued to decline last year, but dropout rates improved thanks to alternative secondary education programs.
The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers transfer agreement allows students to transfer from community colleges to select baccalaureate universities within Michigan. It provides transferability of 30 credits to meet many, or all, of the general education requirements at four-year colleges.
Graduates of the Eastern Michigan University doctoral program in clinical psychology have passed the national licensing exam with a 100 percent pass rate over the last five years.
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