The University of Michigan, much like some other universities, isn't known for its transparency when it comes to making decisions.
The Detroit Free Press on Friday filed a lawsuit in state claims court claiming the the University violates the the Open Meetings Act when it comes to the University’s Board of Regents.
The suit alleges that the board makes decisions on issues in private and rubber stamps the decisions in vote at official meetings.
The Michigan Daily writes:
The lawsuit relies primarily on a Free Press analysis of regents meetings between January 2013 and February of 2014 which found that out of the 116 votes held, the Regents held discussion on only 12 and a no vote by one or more Regents only occurred eight times.
“These numbers establish clearly that the regents do, in fact, routinely discuss the issues they must decide and do routinely make their decisions about the University of Michigan’s governance, all behind closed doors, out of the public’s view, without public accountability, and in violation of the (Open Meetings Act) and its Constitutional obligations,” the lawsuit states.