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University of Michigan regent Ron Weiser is facing pressure from students, faculty and staff at the university to resign due to his associations with the Michigan Republican Party and President Trump, as well as his lack of response to unsubstantiated claims about fraud in the 2020 election.
“The University of Michigan as the largest public university in the state of Michigan and one of the largest in the country does a lot of talk about how it supports students of color and how it acts as an important public institution,” said Amytess Girgis, a senior at Michigan who organized a petition calling for Weiser's removal. “For it to not take a stand against one of its top administrators being complicit in the absolutely unacceptable event that took place last week is unacceptable to the members of the U of M community.”