Eastern Michigan University entered into an agreement with Academic Partnerships last November to market "online only" degree programs. Since then, the contract and its possible ramifications on the students and teaching staff at EMU have become the source of a large amount of scrutiny. The issues raised by faculty and lecturers ' unions on campus (and at the center of an ongoing arbitration) have recently garnered national attention as they embark on an ad campaign geared towards a "pause" in

The Ann Arbor Summer Festival Board of Trustees has announced that Mike Michelon has been appointed as the new Executive Director, effective immediately. 89.1 WEMU'S Lisa Barry spoke to him about his new position and what lies ahead for the Summer Festival.

On this week’s "Art & Soul - The Art of Well Being," 89.1 WEMU's Lisa Barry speaks to Paulette Grotrian, local mindfulness teacher and one of the founders of the Ann Arbor Center for Mindfulness . Grotrian talks about the qualities and attitudes of mindfulness, including patience, letting go, acceptance, non-striving, non-judgment, trust, beginner’s mind, compassion, generosity, and gratitude.

On this week's "On the Ground Ypsi," Patrick Campion leads a discussion on the potential impact the American Center for Mobility could have on Ypsilanti Township's West Willow Neighborhood . Brianna Kelly from Concentrate Media and Alex Thomas, a West Willow resident, join him to talk about the past, present, and possible future of the neighborhood that sits just outside the ongoing construction at the ACM.

One of the busiest stretches of freeway outside of Metro Detroit is US-23 north of Ann Arbor. Work on a new "Flex Route" to ease some of that congestion has been underway for a year and finally opened for limited use on Wednesday. 89.1 WEMU’s Lisa Barry spoke with Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson Kari Arend who gives an update on the progress of the Flex Route opening.

A Washtenaw County church is taking steps to improve its security measures after a gunman killed 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

'Tis the season, as they say. Thanksgiving is around the corner and just a little further down the road we hit the holiday season. The festive spirit is already growing and you've likely seen that reflected in the windows of a growing number of business is Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County and parts of southeast Michigan. Much of what you see is the work of a group of local artists that call themselves, the Novemberistas. Mary Thiefels is owner and founder of TreeTown Murals in Ann Arbor and, whether

Ann Arbor Police just wrapped up a special 5-month enforcement of pedestrian crosswalk safety in the city.

After a year of construction on US-23, the Flex Route project between Ann Arbor and Brighton is expected to open this week.

The Ann Arbor area is often noted for academia and art, football, and food, but did you know it’s also home to a tortilla factory? As part of our “Hidden In Plain Sight” series, 89.1 WEMU’S Lisa Barry takes you to Pittsfield Township just outside of Ann Arbor where tasty tortillas and chips are made from one simple ingredient.