Educational Equity: Relationships enhance learning in inner-city schools

In the middle of the charter and public school debate, educators find middle ground by using relationship as their greatest resource Legacy Charter Academy 7th grade English students working on in-class assignments. Source: Brittanii Lyons Education on the national level has sparked conversations and debates for decades. Politically, debates about education cuts, teacher salaries, and …

Spirit of Community Awards honors faculty, student, staff engagement

The Wayne State University Division of Government and Community Affairs hosted the third annual Spirit of Community Awards ceremony, which recognized outstanding community service by university students, faculty and staff, on April 11 in the Student Center Ballroom. This year, the Division of Government and Community Affairs partnered with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion …

Student Senate president named Newman Civic Fellow

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2019/04/15/student-senate-president-named-newman-civic-fellow-31562 For Wayne State University Student Senate President Stuart Baum, civic engagement is a long-standing passion. While his on-campus efforts have centered around voter registration and education, Baum ultimately aims to promote civic engagement as part of a broader, holistic lifestyle. Baum, a junior public affairs major, has been recognized for his accomplishments around civic …

Detroit Hives Breaks Out: Beekeeping collective spreads love of apiculture throughout city

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2019/03/28/detroit-hives-breaks-out-beekeeping-collective-spreads-love-of-apiculture-throughout-city-31510 Twenty-thousand honey bees exit the hive. One by one, the fuzzy black-and-brown insects crawl out into the daylight then begin to hover over their spade-shaped home. When at least half the hive A jar of honey produced by Detroit Hives.has exited, the group takes off into the air together, their jagged flight pattern synchronized, …

Wayne State Spirit of Community Awards adds new entries

The Wayne State Division of Government and Community Affairs will host the third annual Spirit of Community Awards ceremony, which recognizes outstanding community service by university students, faculty and staff, on April 11 in the Student Center Ballroom. This year, the Division of Government and Community Affairs has partnered with the Office of Diversity and …

Bake it ’til you make it: The sweet story of the Detroit Cookie Co.

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2019/04/04/bake-it-til-you-make-it-the-sweet-story-of-the-detroit-cookie-co-31538 Lauren Roumayah admits that her husband had grown a little tired of her. Every day, it seemed that Roumayah, a 2015 Wayne State graduate, complained about her unfulfilling job in the local fashion industry. She needed change, a path forward — but, she concedes, the only thing moving was her mouth. Lauren Roumayah, founder …

Journalism Institute for Media Diversity turns 35

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2019/03/08/journalism-institute-for-media-diversity-turns-35-23674 The founding director of Wayne State’s Journalism Institute for Media Diversity (JIM), retired Detroit News editor Luther Keith, used to use a fictional example to highlight the real-life impact of diversity in U.S. newsrooms. Imagine, posited Keith, a newsroom comprised of only minorities from big cities like Detroit — African American writers and reporters, …

Snapshot of the city: University archives tell Detroit’s story

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2019/03/08/snapshot-of-the-city-university-archives-tell-detroits-story-23673 As media the world over sought reflections last year on the life and death of legendary singer Aretha Franklin, few probably realized how often it was archivists at Wayne State University who provided the looking glass. Media requests from throughout the world are common, explained Alison Stankrauff, a university archivist who helps oversee and …

AmeriCorps, WSU join forces to help secure Detroit neighborhoods

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2019/01/09/americorps-and-wsu-join-forces-to-help-make-detroits-neighborhoods-secure-23454 The four fresh-faced volunteers stroll onto the porch of the older house on Detroit’s west side and begin knocking on the door. A resident answers a moment later. Soon after that, the team is hard at work. Wayne State University graduate students Morgan Rote and Sarah Monhollen conduct an interview with the resident and …

Nominations open for 2019 Spirit of Community Awards

https://today.wayne.edu/news/2018/10/15/nominations-open-for-2018-spirit-of-community-awards-23085 The Wayne State University Division of Government and Community Affairs is accepting nominations for the 2019 Spirit of Community Awards, which recognize outstanding community service by university students, faculty and staff. The 2019 Spirit of Community Awards ceremony will be held April 11, 2019, in the Student Center Ballroom. Nominations must be received by …