A brief notes that Dean Frank Wu says he plans to resign at the end of May 2008, citing family concerns.

Kifah Jayyousi, a former Detroit Public Schools administrator who has advanced engineering degrees from Wayne State, where he also has taught, will go to trial this week in a high-profile terrorism case. He is accused of helping create a North American network that recruited, bankrolled and equipped Islamic extremists to fight overseas. However, Jayyousi's attorney said his client is a law-abiding American who is guilty of nothing more then expressing controversial yet constitutionally-protected views. The story ran originally in the Detroit Free Press.

Columnist Cooper writes about Nathaniel Abraham, 21, who was convicted as an adult for a murder he committed when he was 11, and has since been released from juvenile custody. He is living in the Detroit area, working for a construction company and hopes to get his life back together. The column mentions that Abraham has enrolled at Wayne State for the fall and plans to study business management and English.

Columnist Laura Berman writes about Frank Wu\'s announced resignation this week as dean of Wayne State's Law School. Officially, Berman writes, he offered the explanation that his wife, Carol Izumi, a Georgetown University Law School dean, had health problems. Izumi, who has lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, underwent wrist surgery and will have another operation next month. Increasingly, she needs more help than a commuting husband 500 miles away can provide, he says. Berman points out that Wu\'s announcement also came close on the heels of the news that the Wayne State law school had been downgraded -- from Tier 3 to Tier 4 status -- by U.S. News & World Report. She writes that Wu persuasively argues that this status will be short-lived, he also says he needs to take responsibility for the problem." Berman further writes that the passage of Proposal 2 that "Wu fought with considerable eloquence and visible, public passion on radio talk shows, at public forums - wherever he could," is also "a factor." \"I love the law school. And what I will regret the most is not (the U.S. News & World Report problem) but the likely lack of diversity\" now and in the future, Wu says. A photo of Wu is included.

In another story about Dean Frank Wu's resignation, it is noted that the law school faculty voted last week to shrink the number of students admitted from 220 to a class of 185, beginning this fall. The decrease means higher selectivity, which is a factor in the U.S. News & World Report national rankings that lowered Wayne State's Law School to a Tier 4. \"The decline in the rankings is attributable to an error in employment data,\" Wu said, noting the administration did not pressure him to step down. \"I take personal responsibility for that. It\'s an error that has a significant detrimental effect and as the dean, I\'m the one who is ultimately responsible.\" Wayne State has taken measures to ensure employment data is reported accurately in the future, Wu said. The survey sent out to graduates is less confusing and students have incentives to reply. So far, 2006 data show an employment rate of 85 percent or higher and the response rate is 97 percent, Wu said.

Wayne State University increasingly concerned as DMC emerges as leading contender to host satellite As a decision nears on who will host Michigan State University\'s College of Osteopathic Medicine satellite campus in Metro Detroit, a turf battle is shaping up between a leading contender, the Detroit Medical Center, and its longtime teaching partner, the Wayne State University School of Medicine. WSU medical school administrators are expressing concerns about having DMC host the osteopathic school. They sent out a mass e-mail late Thursday to faculty, students and staff with details about DMC\'s proposal and contact numbers for the osteopathic school\'s board of trustees. Executive Vice Dean Dr. Robert Frank said there isn\'t enough room for the 50 MSU students who would initially enroll at the campus, especially since Wayne State expanded its program this year. \"This campus can\'t handle it,\" he said Thursday. \"Adding 50 students would make some student groups too big to teach effectively in clinical settings."

Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning, a former Securities and Exchange Commission attorney, commented about Dow Chemical's firing of two senior employees Thursday saying it learned that the pair had engaged in unauthorized talks with outsiders about a sale of the company. Henning said Dow \"is drawing a line in the sand and saying that we\'re not for sale. They are sending a message to private equity don\'t come snooping around here.\"

Jerry Herron, Wayne State University professor of American Studies, comments about the Don Imus controversy which led to the controversial talk show host's firing Thursday by CBS. What does it mean that Imus has joined the ranks of celebrities like Mel Gibson and Michael Richards, who have said something hurtful? \"It\'s certainly not good that people feel insulted, hurt, accused, abused by the use of language. But that we\'re talking about the things the language refers to is a good and healthy thing. ...Americans are talking about things that are fundamental to our culture, that is, we tend not to want to be close to somebody who\" isn\'t just like us.\"

Communication barriers are the theme of Irish playwright Brian Friel\'s play \"Translations,\" but the new production by Wayne State University\'s Hilberry Theatre takes the message a couple of steps further. Director Lavinia Hart has added \"shadow signing,\" a theatrical method that incorporates sign language into the flow of the story for the benefit of hearing-impaired viewers. She also has commissioned original music by WSU composer Chris Collins and inspired by 19th-century Irish and British tunes to underscore the conflict in the story between the two cultures. The signers, instead of standing at the side of the stage, will be costumed and will follow -- or \"shadow\" -- the actors, becoming part of the choreography of the play. Hart, who used shadow signers for a production of \"The Miracle Worker\" at the Bonstelle, WSU\'s undergraduate theater, says the audience quickly accepts the extra people on stage, and so do the actors. \"Translations\" opens at 8 p.m. today and runs in rotating repertory through May 19 at the Hilberry Theatre. Contact and ticket information is provided. A photo of cast members Dan McDougall, Caroline Price and Christopher M. Bohan is included.

Experts caution against blaming an act of violence such as the Troy shooting solely on bipolar disorder, which is treatable with medication and psychotherapy. \"It is not that every act of crime which is committed is by people who have some sort of brain disorder,\" says Dr. Alireza Amirsadri, a Wayne State University School of Medicine psychiatrist. \"There are many people who are of sound mind and have good jobs ... who will do stupid things.\" But people with bipolar disorder also are likely to be smart, creative, funny and sensitive. \"This isn\'t a disorder that only results in negative acts,\" says Vaibhav Diwadkar, assistant professor in Wayne State University School of Medicine\'s psychiatry department.

Luther Lindler of the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Philip Cunningham of Wayne State University and Joan Rose of Michigan State University are scheduled to speak at a conference Saturday at Wayne State titled \"New Risks and New Defenses: The Technology of Bioterrorism.\" The Michigan branch of the American Society for Microbiology is sponsoring the conference. Registration begins at 8 a.m., followed by the conference at 9 at the WSU School of Medicine. Cost is $25 for society members, $40 for nonmembers. For students, it\'s $5 and $10.

Kifah Jayyousi, identified as a graduate and former teacher at Wayne State University, and a former Detroit schools administrator, is scheduled to go on trial Monday in Miami on terrorism charges. He allegedly helped create a North American network that recruited, bankrolled and equipped Islamic extremists to fight overseas. Jayyousi\'s court-appointed lawyer says his client is a law-abiding American who is guilty of nothing more than expressing controversial -- but constitutionally protected -- views. Mumtaz Usmen, chairman of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at WSU, where Jayyousi obtained a master\'s degree and doctorate in civil engineering and taught in 2000-01, said he also was mystified. \"He never ... showed anything to us that we considered questionable or improper,\" said Usmen, who described Jayyousi as popular with students.

Grosse Pointe Art Center: \"Avant-garde,\" is featuring art works by Wayne State University students, through April 27. Noon-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon-7 p.m. Contact information is provided.

Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State University's Law School, announced his resignation, effective May 2008, in an e-mail to students Tuesday night. \"I\'m leaving of my own free will,\" Wu said Wednesday. Wu said he plans to rejoin his wife, Carol Izumi, an associate dean at George Washington University Law School in Washington. Izumi has developed health problems with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. \"It\'s not life-threatening, but it\'s life-changing,\" Wu said of his wife\'s health problems. \"We realize we need to make a change in our personal circumstances.\" Wu was appointed law school dean in July 2002. His resignation was greeted by an outpouring of regret by faculty and staff members. A photo of Wu is included.

Many universities - including Wayne State University - are offering more online degree programs. WSU offers an MBA degree solely online, as well as on campus, according to Ahmad Ezzeddine, WSU associate vice president for education outreach. He said that the nursing school is aggressively moving towards offering completely online degrees. "It's a reality that's something we have to address because of the changing demands of our students, the demographics… Our students are working professionals," Ezzeddine said. "Suddenly, tomorrow, they may be transferred, and we have to make sure that we give them opportunities to finish what they started."

To stay competitive nationally, Michigan's colleges and universities increased professors' salaries by an average of 3.5 percent this year, lower than the national average but above wage increases for many Michigan workers. Wayne State University is noted as one of the top five Michigan schools in terms of compensation. WSU had an average salary of $103,000 for its professors and $126,100 for its average compensation.

In her column about workplace violence and the case of Anthony LaCalamita III, Berman provided comments by Elliot D. Luby, psychiatrist and Wayne State University professor emeritus. Luby talked about what motivated LaCalamita, 38, to go on a shooting rampage in a Troy office building earlier this week. LaCalamita was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, and had a number of stressors in his life recently - being fired from his job last week and separating from his wife three weeks ago. "There are hundreds of thousands of people who are bipolar and who do not (perpetuate violent crimes)," Luby said. "I certainly wouldn't want people to think that a diagnosis of bipolar disorder makes a person an imminent threat." Luby added that it's more likely that LaCalamita was more in the depression phase of his illness rather than in the manic phase.

Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning commented on how thousands of white-collar criminals across the nation are not being prosecuted in federal court - if at all. This leaves many victims frustrated, and potentially billions of dollars in fraud and theft losses. White-collar crimes often affect those unable to afford it - lower-income and older people, Henning said. "If you keep it small, and act quickly and get out of the jurisdiction, you can avoid being prosecuted. Scam artists know that."

William Beaumont Hospitals says it intends to continue teaching doctors from other schools in the area once it opens a planned medical school with Oakland University. Beaumont now trains in its Royal Oak and Troy hospitals about 225 third- and fourth-year medical students annually from Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, Wayne State University and schools across the country. Dr. Robert Frank, executive vice dean of the Wayne State School of Medicine, said he expects slots now available to his students to at some point be replaced by those from OU. "Our position is that we would like to see specifically what they\'re proposing. We were caught by total surprise. This is a very serious thing for us," Frank said.

This business journal includes an article profiling President Irvin D. Reid. He offers tips on successful management and insights about techniques and strategies that have worked well for him. "One of those qualities for good leadership is knowing that you have to build a community where everyone feels as though he or she is making a contribution," he said. He also talks about various ways of recognizing a person for good work, about providing a vision for the organization and the importance of building on the existing strengths of personnel. "You don't want to reinvent the wheel," he pointed out. A photo of the president accompanies the article.