Bewildered and beleaguered Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers has come up with a plan to help recruit, support and promote women and underrepresented members of minority groups on its faculty. Summers has been under siege, and apologetic, since his famous remarks suggesting that \"intrinsic aptitude\" might be a factor behind the dearth of women in science and engineering. Faculty said, \"In spite of more than three decades of concern, Harvard has made only limited progress in its efforts to create a genuinely diverse faculty. Women and minorities remain significantly underrepresented...\"

Actress Phylicia Rashad, best known for her portrayal of Clair Huxtable, on \"The Cosby Show\" TV sitcom, was given the Apple Award at the Masonic Temple. The award named for Sarah Applebaum Nederlander, is given in partnership with Wayne State University\'s College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts and the Nederlander Co. The award is part of a visiting artist fund, which brings acclaimed theater professionals to WSU\'s campus. Recipients host master classes for theater majors and a question-and-answer forum open to all WSU students. Proceeds from the evening benefit Wayne State University\'s theater department. The article featured photos of President Irvin D. Reid, Dean Sharon Vasquez WSU\'s Dean of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts, Phylicia Rashad and several members of the Nederlander family.

High school students can sign up for the weeklong Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit. Bunche, a native Detroiter, was the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, in 1950. The institute, scheduled June 20-24, focuses on topics such as conflict resolution, diversity, negotiation, international affairs and fostering peace. Its goal is to teach students about the life of Bunche, who was a diplomat and peace negotiator. The week includes a stay in a WSU residence hall.

Former vice presidential candidate John Edwards spoke at Wayne State University's Law School commence last night urging graduates to work for change.

Columnist George Weeks wrote that ex-sen. John Edwards of North Carolina was scheduled to address the Wayne State University Law School commencement Monday night, with a prepared text that said: \"I am here to ask you to join me in working to eradicate poverty in America.\"

Tom Walsh wrote that NextEnergy, a tenant of WSU's Research and Technology Park, has completed a new headquarters and labs in Detroit. NextEnergy signed two new tenants. NextEnergy CEO James Croce expects to sign tenants for all seven of the center\'s labs by September, employing 60 people. \"One of my concerns was not to have a white elephant here,\" said Croce, a former DTE Energy vice president who heads NextEnergy. \"The idea is not to have the NextEnergy staff grow, but for us to grow businesses here.\" The first two businesses locating in the NextEnergy labs are Titan Energy Development of Minneapolis and Ferndale's REB Research and Consulting, which won a $2.3-million U.S. Defense Department grant for work on hydrogen-powered fuel cells.

Free health screenings, exercise sessions, entertainment and lunch will be part of a June 7 program aimed at promoting better health among older African-Americans in Detroit Erma Henderson Park. The Healthier Black Elders Center at the Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology is hosting the event, which is open to the public. For information, call the Institute of Gerontology at (313) 871-0735.

The lead article on the front page of today's sports section praises Adwin Springer, WSU's outfielder, who has been "Mr. Clutch" for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, helping the Warriors to the Division II NCAA Tournament. The story features a photo of Springer.

This profile of Adwin Springer (featuring photo) said that the bigger the game the better he plays helping WSU gain a lot of respect this season. "I'm having a great time," said Springer, a 6'1", 220-lb.,junior outfielder who has eight home runs, 33 RBI and a .295 average. Warriors coach Jay Alexander said Springer is the type of player every coach wants. "He's a clubhouse-type guy who gets along with everyone. He brings extra power to the lineup and is smart."

Wayne State received a berth in the North Central Region of the NCAA Division II National Baseball Tournament this week at Rensselaer, Ind. Wayne State (32-17), received an at-large bid and will play top seed and host St. Joseph\'s at 3:30 p.m. The Warriors are making their first appearance in the NCAA baseball tournament. Their 32 victories are tied for the most in school history.

The early-morning newscast included a mention about former Sen. John Edward's speech to the Wayne State University Law School graduating class on Monday evening.

The lead item in the events/information column on page one notes that John Edwards will speak at the Wayne State Law School commencement program on May 16 and Dean Frank Wu will confer 250 law degrees.

The newscast mentioned that John Edwards, former vice presidential candidate would address the Wayne State University Law School commencement tonight.

Wayne State University plans to leave Thermal L.L.C.'s steam supply and build its own boiler plants, issuing $46.2 million in bonds for a project it says will help control energy costs and save money. The university is Detroit Thermal's second-largest customer, after the Detroit Medical Center. Detroit Thermal says Wayne State provided about $7 million of its $50.2 million in 2004 revenue. "We think we can generate at a cheaper price. So from a financial standpoint, why wouldn\'t we?\" said John Davis, Wayne State CFO and vice president of finance and facilities management.

Wayne State Professor Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson and a team of researchers have been recording the impressions of lawmakers for the last seven years regarding term limits in Michigan. In a book and reports they have charted responses and developed algorithms that measure the real effects of term limits against the promises of those who campaigned for Proposal B in 1992. At a recent gathering of the Michigan Political History Society, Thompson declared that term limits \"have largely failed to fulfill the promises their proponents made.\"

Brinda Devine has been named real estate officer, finance and facilities management division, at Wayne State University. Devine was formerly president of Acquest Realty Advisors in Bloomfield Hills.

Donald A. Coleman, Chairman and CEO of GlobalHue advertising, was the guest on this weekly series co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration and Detroit Public Television. Mr. Coleman started GlobalHue as a one-man start-up after he played professional football for 4 years. GlobalHue, 17 years later, is the first and largest minority-owned, full-service, multicultural marketing house in the country. The SBA\'s Larry Fobes, interviewed Coleman about leadership of a rapidly growing firm with creative staff. Students asked about leadership in a highly diverse company. The program will be re-broadcast on Wed., May 18 at 5:00 pm.

Southgate\'s Adam Schulz and Woodhaven\'s Jon Weisman helped lead Wayne State's Baseball team to a championship.Downriver products like Schulz, Weisman and Allen Park\'s Bobby Marten have been at the heart of Wayne State baseball\'s turnaround this spring. The Warriors went 31-15 overall and won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season title with a 19-8 mark.

According to a Free Press editorial, Michigan's House Republicans' proposed Workforce Investment Plan (WIN) for funding higher education is a good concept, but the legislators "need to share more of the fine print if they intend to sell it as Michigan's long-awaited equalizer." WIN intends to equalize things by assigning a currently unknown per-pupil dollar amount to each university based on the number of students enrolled, translating part-time students into full-time equivalents. Critics say Wayne State University and Northern Michigan University get more money than their enrollments warrant. "That ignores their unique academic missions and locations, which make some discrepancy understandable," according to the editorial. Wayne State is noted along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University as contributing much to distinguish the state, attract top-notch faculty and open opportunities to students - a fact that "should not be undermined." The editorial concludes that no action should take place until Republicans make sure that every student and each university's mission is counted more equitable.

An editorial lauds the Workforce Investment Plan of funding higher education as a rational way for the state to pay for its 15 universities and one that gets better results for the state's scarce dollars. Wayne State is noted as one of the state's universities that has fared better over the last 25 years garnering state funding, on a per-student basis, at 36 percent above that of Michigan State University.