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The Admissions Lawsuits sub sub-series consists primarily of court filings and correspondence, including support and criticism of the university's position and interaction with the General Counsel's office, filed in chronological order and relating to the court cases Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter v. Bollinger, which challenged undergraduate and Law School affirmative action admissions policies, respectively. While most of the content is from the Bollinger era, some of the documents date from the White and Coleman administrations. This sub sub-series contains attorney-client privileged documents and is closed under the client/patient records restriction. For more materials related to these admissions cases, please see the University of Michigan Admissions Lawsuits collection.

The Campus Plan sub sub-series continues from earlier accessions and consists of correspondence and background information including materials on other Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates projects, a report on the history of the President's House, plans for a renovation and expansion of Hill Auditorium by Albert Kahn Associates, and a feasibility study for a Crossroads Center.

The Correspondence sub sub-series continues from earlier accessions and contains content relating to the Code of Student Conduct and university commissions such as the University Investment Commission, Commission on the Undergraduate Experience, and President's Information Revolution Commission. This sub sub-series also contains requests for funding, information, recognition, etc.

The Events sub sub-series continues from earlier accessions and consists of an appointment book listing the various events Bollinger was scheduled to attend in 2001.

The Life Sciences Initiative (LSI) sub sub-series continues from earlier accessions and consists of materials relating to the Michigan Life Sciences Corridor, which was created in 1999 to invest in biotech research at the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and the Van Andel Institute. Included in this sub sub-series is the Battelle Report about prospects for life sciences industry development in Michigan.