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Detroiters Speak Returns Join us this campaign season for the winter 2020 edition Detroiters Speak! The series begins on Thursday February 6th at the Cass Corridor Commons from 7pm-9pm. All sessions are free and open to the public and include a light dinner. Brought to you for the fifth consecutive year by the U-M Semester in Detroit Program, the WSU Department of African American Studies, the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights and the Detroit Equity Action Lab.

Apply now to spend your fall 2020 semester in Detroit! Applications for fall 2020 are due March 31st (priority deadline is February 29th). Learn more at weekly student staff office hours, or stop by monthly coffee hours to meet SiD's Associate Director & Program Coordinator.

Watch Past Detroiters Speak Sessions Anytime! Find 5 years of community classroom conversations about important topics in Detroit using the link above, as well as information about upcoming sessions and registration for UM students.

Help SID Honor the Legacy of General Gordon Baker, Jr. Labor and racial justice activist General Gordon Baker, Jr. was a dear friend of the Semester in Detroit program. Learn more about him and how SID aims to keep his legacy alive.

Thank You to Our Generous Donor for Supporting SiD Students Since 2016 Click here to learn more about our Samuel N. Levine Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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Five Reasons to Do Semester in Detroit in the Fall

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Welcome, Kim Sherobbi - New SiD Community Advisor

Longtime Detroit educator and community activist joins the SiD team

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Semester in Detroit transforms U-M students through reciprocal relationships with the people, organizations, and neighborhoods of Detroit. By living, learning, and working in the city, our students engage with community leaders in transformative work - strengthening themselves as well as the wider region.

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