“Some schools saw a surge in value. Thirty-year net ROI without grant aid factored in grew 4.2 percent at Cal Tech, while Duke, the University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign registered increases of 7.6, 8.3, and 16 percent, respectively.”

“Michigan’s economy bottomed out in the third quarter of 2009 and has shown stronger job growth than the nation as a whole during the weak recovery. That may echo past recessions, where Michigan’s manufacturing-dependent economy showed high rates of unemployment quickly, but regained some of those lost jobs earlier and faster than the rest of the country.”

Football fans will remember Vada Murray for mental toughness and courage on the field during his playing days at U-M. Those close to him say he also was a great cop, a family man and a loyal friend who lived life well in the face of a devastating, unexpected and incurable cancer diagnosis.

“It’s been 33 years since I was last in Ann Arbor. (I call it the best school I was ever thrown out of.) I was incredibly impressed with how far the University has inculcated innovation into the fabric of the Engineering School. However the challenges that still needed to be addressed were pretty apparent.”

“UM/Ann Arbor is one of those best universities in the world. It is an engine – arguably the most important engine – of future Michigan economic growth.”