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Ann Arbor University Addresses Financial Crisis in Town Halls

TL/DR - Concordia University in Ann Arbor, Michigan is facing financial instability and may have to cut jobs. The university is holding two town halls to discuss these issues with concerned students, faculty, and staff. Despite the university's financial troubles, both the Ann Arbor campus and a sister campus in Wisconsin have recently seen…

Megan Murphy: Superior Health Foundation’s New Executive Lead

TL/DR - Megan Murphy has been appointed as the new executive director of the Superior Health Foundation and will begin her role in May. With over 15 years of non-profit and university-based research experience, Murphy was previously the director for Community Health and Capacity Building for the Michigan Health Endowment Fund where she led a…

Healing Power of Music: Insight from Dr. Andrew Swinton

TL/DR - Dr. Andrew Lester Swinton and his wife Alma Williams Swinton served their community for over six decades in Marquette, Michigan. After meeting at Olivet College, the couple moved to Ontonagon where Andrew practiced medicine and Alma taught piano lessons and contributed to the community in various ways. Later, they moved to Marquette where…

Master Kids’ Hair Care: NMU Cosmetology’s Braids and Bites Event

TL/DR - The NMU Cosmetology Center is hosting an event called Braids and Bites, aimed at teaching parents and caregivers how to care for and braid children’s hair. The event, which includes a tutorial, practice session, and a pizza buffet, will take place on February 20th at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $25 each, which covers one adult and one child, and…