Tag Archives: democracy
UM-Flint Interim Dean Named to Flint "Blue Ribbon Committee on Governance"
Albert Price, Ph.D. said the mission of the Blue Ribbon Committee, as articulated by Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley, is: "Recommend to the Flint Emergency Manager both a model of city governance for Flint and a pathway to implement the recommended revisions."
South African Anti-Apartheid Activist Albie Sachs to Speak about Nelson Mandela at UM-Flint
"Albie Sachs is a hero of the anti-apartheid movement and a leader of South Africa's democratic revolution," said Mott Foundation President William S. White.
"Wallenberg@UM-Flint" Lecture to Feature Nobel Peace Prize Winner Aung San Suu Kyi
Despite complications and restrictions associated with the Burmese military government and United-States-Burma diplomatic relations, the University of Michigan managed to fly a camera crew to her home in Rangoon to record the lecture and arrange a live question and answer session through Skype.