February 22, 2006

Coleman rejects criticism of waste

Michigan\'s universities are making the most of what they have, University President Mary Sue Coleman says. But according to an article of John Bebow of the Detroit Free Press, evidence from state audits shows otherwise. In an interview with The Michigan Daily, Coleman criticized a story Bebow wrote last month, accusing the writer of one-sided reporting. Bebow\'s article with the headline \"Big waste found at state universities\" analyzed audits performed by the state on 11 Michigan universities since 1999. Coleman said the article did not represent the current situation of the state\'s universities, because the audits were performed up to six years ago. Since then, many of the problems have likely been corrected, said Mike Boulus, executive director of the Presidents Council of the State Universities of Michigan .

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