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UM-Wide Impact Venture Demo DayJoin us for a demo day in the Ross Winter Garden, featuring the student entrepreneurs from various UM incubators including the Impact Studio.Learn more

Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in AmericaIn this powerful work of scholarship and storytelling, Professor Bernadette Atuahene, of USC Gould School of Law, shows how predatory governance invites complicity from well-meaning people, eviscerates communities, and widens the racial wealth gap in her book "Plundered".  By following the lives of two Detroit grandfathers, one Black and the other white, and their grandchildren, Atuahene tells a riveting tale about racist policies, how they take root, why they flourish, and who profits.Learn more

Impact Venture Demo DayCatalyze Student Innovation for the Common Good: RSVP today for the Impact Studio Demo DayLearn more

The Ethnic and Political Divide in the Preference for Strong LeadersJoin us for a discussion on leadership preferences across political and ethnic groups. Drawing on data from 34,443 participants in the US and Western Europe, this talk challenges the idea that strong leader preference is exclusive to the right wing and explores the role of ethnicity and trust in shaping these views.Learn more

Banned, Bold, and Brave in DetroitLeah Johnson, author of YA novels and owner of Loudmouth Books bookstore, will speak to young adult readers about the freedom that the act of reading brings.Learn more