Long before he became the University of Michigan’s vice president for government relations five years ago, Chris Kolb served on the Ann Arbor City Council from 1994 to 2000.
One of the city issues he remembers grappling with back then was the loud noise trains make when passing through the city
The University of Michigan provided more than $32 million in financial support to the city of Ann Arbor in fiscal year 2025, averaging $22.8 million annually over the past five years, underscoring the university’s long-standing commitment to the community. This is in addition to investments in other area communities.
According to the report, the 2024 U-M football season generated $226.7 million in direct visitor spending from attendees residing outside Washtenaw County. On average, each home game contributed approximately $28 million in direct visitor spending to the local economy.
The 74th annual U-M Congressional Breakfast raised a record $125,000 for the Samuel L. Chappell Family Scholarship, marking the largest amount in its seven-decade history.
The March 12 event saw the largest gathering of attendees, supporting the U-M Alumni Club of Washington, D.C.’s need-based scholarship program that assists students from the Washington, D.C., area attend U-M.
Students, faculty and staff, With leadership changes in the federal government resulting in immigration enforcement operations around the nation, we are writing […]
Students, faculty and staff, New presidential and congressional leadership in Washington D.C. has begun issuing memos, regulations and executive orders, including some […]