Eastern Michigan University

Saturday will be a special day at Eastern Michigan University. A legendary former basketball coach will be honored in a special ceremony ahead of the start of the EMU men’s basketball game. The basketball floor at the George Gervin GameAbove Center will become officially known as “Ben Braun Court." WEMU’s David Fair caught up with Coach Braun to look ahead to a most special day and reflect on a lifetime of building relationships and molding the lives of young men.

Prior to last night’s Monday Night Football game against the Detroit Lions, in which the Lions won 26-14, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby made a significant donation to his alma mater. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

An Eastern Michigan University professor launched an oral history project focusing on grassroots movements in Detroit. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more details.

U.S. News and World Report names EMU among the best Michigan colleges for social mobility. WEMU's Taylor Bowie reports.

The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved a new contract for full and part-time lecturers, both are now represented under the same five-year deal. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie has more.

The Ypsilanti District Library and Eastern Michigan University are working to make menstruation products more accessible. In fact, the tampons and pads are available free of charge. As you’ll learn on WEMU’s 'On the Ground Ypsi,' the hope is to reduce the financial burden of these essential items while also getting rid of the stigma of menstruation. WEMU’s Josh Hakala and Concentrate Media’s Sarah Rigg get all the details in a conversation with Jesse John from EMU’s ‘Changing the Cycle’ program.

Eastern Michigan University will expand their free tuition program, allowing Pell Grant eligible students to receive additional aid. WEMU’s Taylor Bowie reports.

Eastern Michigan University and the union representing the school’s full-and-part-time lecturers have agreed on a new contract. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Eastern Michigan University today announced a new security partnership aimed at preventing gun violence on campus. EMU is working with a Pennsylvania-based firm called ZeroEyes that it says will be able to identify people that display guns on campus. That, in turn, would allow for quicker response times and community notifications. How does it work? WEMU’s David Fair spoke with EMU Police Chief Mathew Lige to find out.

Eastern Michigan University is helping some incarcerated people earn a degree while behind bars. It's an effort to reduce recidivism and help participants become productive members of society once released. WEMU's Josh Hakala and Concentrate Media's Rylee Barnsdale talk about EMU's College in Prison program with its director, Meghan Lechner.