Kim Kozlowski

@kimberkoz

Education reporter, @BridgeMichigan; formerly @DetroitNews | Fellow of @ctzns_schlrs @EdWriters @UMWallaceHouse | Hiker | SUP boarder | Tips [email protected]

Near 8 Mile, in Detroit

Joined March 2009

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Apr 21

Michigan university leaders fight research cuts as feds shift priorities detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews

kimberkoz's tweet card. Federal funding cuts to Michigan universities is a "moving target" causing alarm and concern. Others say they should look to the state for support.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 21

Michigan spent big to fix schools. The result: Worse scores and plenty of blame via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ ⁦@RonFrench01⁩ ⁦⁦@mwilk_Bridge⁩ ⁦@isalohgo⁩ bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

kimberkoz's tweet card. Ten years ago, Michigan vowed to become a Top 10 state for education. Since then, it’s outspent many other states and seen diminishing returns amid a revolving door of reforms.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 17

In rare move, U-M fires tenured professor via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

kimberkoz's tweet card. Scott Piper is the third professor to be stripped of tenure at the University of Michigan in decades.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 15

U-M faces federal investigation after arrest of 2 Chinese scientists via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

kimberkoz's tweet card. The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 15

Fired UM DEI officer files lawsuit claiming she was falsely painted as an antisemite detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews

kimberkoz's tweet card. Rachel Dawson said the university targeted her because she is Black, and that non-Black employees have made more egregious comments and kept their jobs.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 11

Who remember how to write the letter Q in cursive? Michigan lawmaker wants a cursive comeback via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/talent-educati…

kimberkoz's tweet card. A recently reintroduced bill in the Michigan House would encourage cursive instruction in public schools.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 3

Trump admin withholds more than $156M for Michigan school programs, educator training ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…

kimberkoz's tweet card. The federal government is withholding more than $6 billion in education grants — including more than $156 million for Michigan — to ensure they align with President Donald Trump’s priorities

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jul 2

University of Michigan regents, execs get 24-hour security as threats, harassment persist detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews

kimberkoz's tweet card. The University of Michigan says the Michigan Constitution requires that regents be able to carry out their duties free from intimidation and threats.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 30

Siena Heights University closing after 2025-26 school year detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews

kimberkoz's tweet card. The institution attributed the closure to "shifts in demographics, declining enrollment and rising costs."

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 28

Ten months later, McLaren reveals 740,000 impacted by ransomware attack via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/michigan-healt…

kimberkoz's tweet card. The hospital system’s August 2024 data breach caused delays for critical medical services. Patients are encouraged to monitor and review their financial statements and insurance claims.

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Faith Kipyegon, EGH🇰🇪@Kipyegon_Faith · Jun 26

Tonight we dream. 💜 #Breaking4

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 26

N.I.H. Memo Pauses Cancellations of Medical Research Grants nytimes.com/2025/06/25/sci… via @NYTimes

kimberkoz's tweet card. The directive, in a memo issued Tuesday, came after two court rulings that questioned the Trump administration’s swift cuts to funding.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 25

As ICE detention center opens, ‘dangerous times to be an immigrant in Michigan’ via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/michigan-gover…

kimberkoz's tweet card. A big ICE detention center just opened in a small Michigan village. With an 1,800 bed capacity, it could become one of the largest in the country. Supporters see an economic boon, while detractors...

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 21

Detroit student who fought to stay for graduation deported to Colombia detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews ⁦@Maxreinhardt67⁩

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 20

Michigan launches a fragrance aimed at evoking “beachy vacation days in the Great Lakes State.” via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ #puremichigan bridgemi.com/outdoors-life/…

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 20

Michigan’s ‘Dr. Bobby’ steps into hot seat to lead American Medical Association via @BridgeMichigan ⁦@HealthBridgeMI⁩ bridgemi.com/michigan-healt…

kimberkoz's tweet card. From a brain tumor to boardrooms, there’s a lot to unpack about as Dr. Bobby Mukkamala of Flint takes on the presidency of the nation’s largest physician group.

Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 20

LSSU is searching for the best fish habitat in the Straits of Mackinac so they know what to protect if oil spills. They don't have a boat big enough for the current, so they partnered with USGS. But USGS captains keep losing their jobs. "We have had to stop work multiple times"

CCarol Thompson@thompsoncarolk · Jun 19

Scientists warn "the future of the Great Lakes and those depending on them is in peril" without federal research support. detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 20

New: Former UM President Ono says he won't return to faculty, makes first remarks on failed Florida bid detroitnews.com/story/news/loc… via @detroitnews ⁦@OwenMcCarthyJRN⁩

kimberkoz's tweet card. "This is to confirm that I informed UM that I have no intention of returning to the University of Michigan," Santa Ono said in a Friday statement.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 20

Federal grant for study of Detroit moms, babies pulled at halfway point detroitnews.com/story/news/pol… via @detroitnews

kimberkoz's tweet card. The race-based element of the research might have put it in the crosshairs of the White House's bid to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 19

Volunteers are restoring a historically Black cemetery in Ypsilanti Township, abandoned for nearly 60 years. via ⁦@BridgeMichigan⁩ bridgemi.com/quality-life/a…

kimberkoz's tweet card. Abandoned for 60 years, Washtenaw County’s only Black cemetery is now being restored.

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Kim Kozlowski@kimberkoz · Jun 19

Black Leaders Detroit host Juneteenth networking, riverfront festival via ⁦@BridgeDet313⁩ ⁦@Micah_walker701⁩ bridgedetroit.com/black-leaders-…

kimberkoz's tweet card. Black Leaders Detroit, a nonprofit organization that provides an avenue for Black entrepreneurs to access capital, is hosting “The Liberation Link Up” at 7 p.m. Friday at Hotel Saint Regis in New...

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