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University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
Michigan Advance and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThe University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "University of Michigan selects site for Los Alamos computing center". The center frames it as "University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to...".
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WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftUniversity of Michigan selects site for Los Alamos computing center
Michigan Advance · Center-left · News report
CenterUniversity of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
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University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan selects site for Los Alamos computing center
On Tuesday, the University of Michigan took another step toward building a “high-performance research computing center” in Ypsilanti Township, announcing it had honed in on a preferred site...
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
University of Michigan freshmen won't see first-semester grades on transcripts thanks to a new policy
The University of Michigan says the pilot will give first-year students time to adjust to college without early grades affecting their GPAs or external transcripts.
