UMich Ann Arbor Early Action for Fall 2022 Admission

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@throwaway199

As a state-chartered institution, the university can’t just “go private”

Old article, but privatization has been bandied about:

Privatize the University of Michigan to save the state money, budget document...

It was even discussed here on CC back in 2009:

The Privatization of UM...pipedream or inevitability?

<p>Interesting Time article:</p> <p>Cash-Strapped</a> State Schools Being Forced to Privatize - TIME</p> <p>"James Duderstadt, UM president from 1988 to 1996, has argued for years that it is a misnomer to call schools like the University of Michigan "state universities." The state's annual contribution to the school's operating budget is now less than 6%, about half the share that California puts into its state schools and roughly the same level as Virginia. "The state is our smallest minority shareholder," says Duderstadt. (See TIME's special report on paying for college.)"</p>

When looking to save money, Michigan began looking at the funding to Michigan.

@throwaway199

Pretty sure that the citizens of the state of Michigan — through the state government — have some claim to that endowment.

Some claim, sure, but much of the $17 Billion has been raised by donations, restricted or not.