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Two years apart, the sister and brother pair both began as Wolverine Pathways Scholars at University High School Academy in their hometown of Southfield, Michigan, became U-M students and LEAD Scholars, and both are current pre-med students studying biology at the College of LSA.
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During Mariah Bobo’s senior year of high school, a fortuitous externship unwittingly established a career path for the College of Pharmacy senior. Bobo also is an alumna of Wolverine Pathways, a college preparatory program for those in under-resourced communities in Michigan. As a high school sophomore in Southfield, Bobo became part of Wolverine Pathways’ first… Continue Reading 2022 Senior Profiles | Wolverine Pathways offered fortuitous opportunity
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The promise of a full, four-year tuition scholarship to the University of Michigan is certainly an enticing offer. When the college preparatory program Wolverine Pathways (WP) launched for high school students in the Southfield and Ypsilanti public school districts in 2016, students jumped at the opportunity to participate in the rigorous program, which included Saturday… Continue Reading Wolverine Pathways Celebrates its First College Graduates
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To Members of the Wolverine Pathways Community, The University of Michigan has been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) over the past two months and has moved all in-person classes online, and events that convene 100 people or more have been postponed or canceled beginning Thursday, March 12 until at least April 21, 2020.… Continue Reading UPDATE: programming canceled for remainder of semester due to COVID-19
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The middle and high school students who are part of the University of Michigan’s Wolverine Pathways program have the smarts to get to college. They have the desire. They see themselves as college students. But seeing the path to get there and stay there isn’t always clear. Wolverine Pathways formed just over three years ago… Continue Reading College ready: Wolverine Pathways paved way to higher ed for kids unsure how to get there Continue Reading College ready: Wolverine Pathways paved way to higher ed for kids unsure how to get there
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A proud U-M alum and an executive campus champion for the U-M/Accenture partnership, he keeps up with news and events at his alma mater, something made easier by his proximity working as a managing director at the Detroit-based offices of Accenture, the global consulting firm. Continue Reading Accenture connects alumni and company giving to provide Wolverine Pathways room and board scholarships
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UM's Wolverine Pathways program saw its first class of 88 students graduate during the summer. Of the 88 scholars, 80 - 91 percent - are attending a four-year college or university. Continue Reading 5 takeaways from UMich’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
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Classrooms at Ypsilanti Community High School are usually quiet and empty on Saturdays, but they haven’t been for the past month. Instead, students from several middle schools and high schools across the district have been examining the nutritional content of snack foods, organizing presentations about alternative energy and learning how to invest money. These are… Continue Reading Wolverine Pathways making U-M more accessible to Ypsilanti, Southfield, Detroit youth
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The University of Michigan officially launched its Wolverine Pathways program with a kickoff event at the Michigan Union on Feb. 27, welcoming nearly 200 students from the Ypsilanti and Southfield school districts and close to 300 parents. Continue Reading Wolverine Pathways kickoff event draws nearly 500 students, parents
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ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan will launch a bold, new supplemental educational program designed to help students in targeted Michigan school districts be prepared to continue their education at U-M. The initiative, called Wolverine Pathways, will be launched in January for students who live within the Ypsilanti and Southfield public school districts. Students do not… Continue Reading U-M will launch bold new college-prep program at no cost Continue Reading U-M will launch bold new college-prep program at no cost
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