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November 12, 2018July 15, 2019BBUM, business, education, entrepreneurship, events, travel, U-M

Talking Urban Entrepreneurship in Shanghai

I recently returned from a trip to Shanghai, China. The main purpose was to visit my daughter Stacy, who is working […]

November 7, 2018February 25, 2021community, education, family, scholarship, U-M

The Power of Persistence – and Faith

This morning, in the aftermath of a national election that was both disappointing and encouraging, I am reminded of the power of […]

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018community, education, entrepreneurship, travel, U-M, WSU

Farewell to Wayne State University

In July of 2017, I began serving at Wayne State University in the role of Senior Counselor to the Provost for Innovation […]

October 16, 2018July 9, 2019BBUM, business, community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M

Urban Entrepreneurship Fall 2018 @ U-M is Underway!

The Fall 2018 edition of my Urban Entrepreneurship course at University of Michigan is underway, and I’m excited by the participation of […]

October 8, 2018October 16, 2018BBUM, provinggroundbook, U-M

Remembering Les McDermott

This summer, while on vacation in Europe, I received some bad news from my friend and U-M classmate Earl Howard. Earl told […]

December 7, 2017November 11, 2018community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M

Urban Entrepreneurship Fall 2017: Final Presentations!

Last night was the final session for U-M ENTR490.012 Urban Entrepreneurship, Fall 2017 edition. Students presented the business models they developed to […]

October 18, 2017October 19, 2017business, education, entrepreneurship, technology, U-M

Urban Entrepreneurs at Work

Students in my U-M Urban Entrepreneurship class hard at work developing solutions. Our guest lecturer for this session was Charlie Michaels of […]

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M

Urban-Focused Entrepreneurship: Help us find the PAIN!

Once again, we’re livin’ for the city. Fall is almost upon us, and so it is time for the next edition of […]

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017community, education, entrepreneurship, U-M, Uncategorized

I’ve Joined the Wayne State University Team

As of July 17, 2017, I have accepted a senior administrative position with Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit, Michigan. The position […]

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017BBUM, community, events, family, provinggroundbook, U-M

Martin Luther King Day, 2017

On this Martin Luther King Day 2017, I can do no better than to reprise the remarks I delivered at the University of […]