One University Campaign

Official account for the tri-campus campaign dedicated to equity across the University of Michigan Flint, Dearborn, and Ann Arbor campuses #BreakTheSilos.

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

1/ WATCH NOW to see what Dearborn and Flint students, University Regents Paul Brown and Mark Bernstein, and former Michigan gubernatorial candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed had to say about the University of Michigan's obligation to better serve its Flint and Dearborn communities:

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

@JordanAckerMI Only if you're on the Ann Arbor campus. If you're on the Dearborn and Flint campuses, the income eligibility remains 65K and there is a GPA requirement that many students struggle to meet.

[LEO Union @ Bluesky @LEOUnionUmich]

Support LEO lecs on our info picket this Friday at the Michigan Union! Free lunch and refreshments included!

Register now at https://t.co/e5GQlKBPgi

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

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[LEO Union @ Bluesky @LEOUnionUmich]

U of M is one of the wealthiest public universities in the country. We know Ann Arbor can afford sustainable funding for the Flint and Dearborn campuses.

[LEO Union @ Bluesky @LEOUnionUmich]

In 2022 while searching for a new University President, Regent Behm, advocated for more money to Flint and Dearborn campuses. We urge President Ono and the Regents to stand by their values of supporting ALL U-M campuses. @umichprezono @SantaJOno #FairShareNow #1U #UMich #GoBlue

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

@UMichDiversity https://t.co/wyY1XrWnpd

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

A damning portrait of @UMich. A university that cannot step in to provide a true Go Blue Guarantee or strengthen language and Africana Studies programs, pays a former administrator 700K for... no reason at all. Where are the values and priorities of UM?
https://t.co/J1nCzV0yWa

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

Regent Jordan Acker shouldn't take this personally. He's an elected official. It's political. Acker and others haven't kept their promises. Below are a few examples that hurt 1U, but many others go unfulfilled. @ProgressMich @OaklandDems @MichiganDems @GovWhitmer @aftmichigan

[Grad Employees' Org UMich @geo3550]

This is a denial of reality from someone who's taken advantage of MI's draconian public sector strike ban to:
–Sue GEO in 2020
–Threaten to sue LEO in 2021
–Sue GEO again in 2023

Supporting labor means supporting the RIGHT to strike & not suing workers for exercising that right.

[Andrew Thompson @EmCeeAndyT]

@cathegemonynow @geo3550 💯
3 campuses, 1 university! @OneUniversityUM #BreakTheSilos #Umich
They’re so creative & innovative w/ their fundraising, financing & endowment investments, but suddenly not when Dearborn & Flint enter the conversation!

#OneUniversity #GoBlue #GoBlueGuarantee

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

Thank you @geo3550 for working toward fairness and equity across our campuses! The work goes on and we’ll be doing it together ✊🏽💕

[Grad Employees' Org UMich @geo3550]

We fought tooth-and-nail over 10 months of bargaining & 5 months of strike action, forcing U-M to grant the largest salary increase in GEO history.

However, U-M refused to ensure pay parity across all 3 campuses. This battle is over, but the fight goes on!

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

@geo3550 Yes! https://t.co/wyY1XrWVeL

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

Our campuses have different missions and that’s okay. But a living wage for graduate workers and excellent learning conditions for students is about values, not missions. Do the right thing @UMich!
@AHammoudMI @RepDanKildee

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

https://t.co/Z3FgETCn7H

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

Regent Acker (@JordanAckerMI) offered to boldly raise the endowment spend during his campaign. Acker released a 10-point plan that included more Regent meetings at DB and Flint. He did not followed through. Broken promises hurt the dem process and faith in an elected board.

[Daniel Birchok @dbirchok]

We at @OneUniversityUM have known for years that @UMich doesn't want to invest in our students and campuses because of this kind of elitism. But together with allied groups such as @geo3550, @LEOUnionUmich, and @UMFAFTAAUP5671 we will continue to work to change that. (1/3)

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

"There are some things that we could do in regards to the endowment, for example, raise spending from the endowment of the general fund from 4.5 % to 6%. They could easily go back to 6 percent without any impact on the long-term financial viability of this university"

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

This is disrespectful to the incredible students at UMD/UMF. But it's not surprising. We don't claim our campuses are identical. But they deserve to be treated as valued members of the community. We need leadership-@SantaJOno-that makes clear this kind of language is unacceptable

[ABDr. 🇵🇷 @catsofatso_]

I'm sorry, did @UMichHR just tell the fact finder that in part Flint and Dearborn are offered less money because those campuses have A DIFFERENT CLASS OF STUDENT????

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

@geo3550 @RegentHubbard @UMich Sadly, these same regents raised tuition by almost double the Ann Arbor rate at the Dearborn and Flint campuses - those students who can least afford it.

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

@JordanAckerMI Former Pres Schlissel and the Regents promised Central Admin support for the GBG for six years. Yet UM-Dearborn is channeling its own giving to the GBG, when these funds could go to other crucial programs. Do you think that's fair?

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

@UMichPrezOno @UMich @UMichStudents @UMichDiversity This looks great! Our campuses have distinct missions but everyone deserves to feel valued by our institution. Let's make that a reality! https://t.co/wyY1XrWnpd

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

We know the feeling @geo3550. We've been promised bold action repeatedly, and yet austerity and zero transparency still reigns on the Dearborn and Flint campuses. We need leadership that will come through for the most vulnerable.

[Grad Employees' Org UMich @geo3550]

At the @UMich Regents meeting, grads gave the Regents a book of solidarity statements from public figures, faculty, and other unions. It was over 200 pages long. Everyone from the @UAW to @GovWhitmer to @BernieSanders agrees that grads deserve a living wage & a fair contract.

[One University Campaign @OneUniversityUM]

. @SantaJOno said that having the opportunity to study the arts made him a better scientist. But UM-Flint is closing its dance program. Dance classes serve as spaces for community engagement. Are UM-F students, and the Flint community, not worthy of these opportunities, Pres Ono?