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MSU students demand divestment from Israel's military and war in Gaza, the latest status on the Federal TikTok ban, spring gardening tips and winter inspired poetry from the upper peninsula.

The University of Michigan recently announced it would be rolling back its DEI programs on campus. The move has been met with pushback from staff and students, but it's not the first time the university's policies on race and equity have been met with ire. We talked with one historian about U of M’s confrontation with issues of race and equity on campus over the decades, including as the poster child of affirmative action policies.

Southwest Detroit students skipped school as part of a national demonstration, Day Without Immigrants. Then, Windsor's mayor explains the city's changing relationship with Detroit in wake of Trump's tariff increase.

a discussion on how Michiganders are more likely to vote if they see candidates on the ballot who share voter experience and identity.

Today, we hear a conversation with Supreme Court Justice Kyra Harris Bolden about her campaign to remain in her seat. Then, the Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations has requested a federal office with governance authority on universities to investigate the University of Michigan. Additionally, a destructive, invasive beetle is wiping out ash trees across the Great Lakes region. Lastly, the second episode of What the Vote?, a limited series podcast by Stateside centering on Gen Z perspectives.

The audio appears to be of Ono discussing "unbalanced" pressure from Congress to crack down on antisemitism, and not Islamophobia. But critics says the school is ignoring "what's happening to Muslims on campus.”

The Wayne County prosecutor says there's insufficient evidence to charge protesters arrested when officers cleared an encampment at Wayne State in support of Palestinians.

Authorities have filed charges against nine people who are accused of trespassing or resisting police during the May break-up of an encampment at the University of Michigan.

Today, the personal stories of the Michigan Central Station. Also, a conversation with the Michigan Chef taking home a James Beard award for Best Chef in our region this year. Plus, two Jewish professors in Ann Arbor reflect on the climate of protest at the University of Michigan this year.

Several dozen activists and University of Michigan students protested in front of the Washtenaw County courthouse.