University of Michigan investigating messages that sank Jordan Acker’s regent nomination

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 702

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Michigan Democratic Party delegates this past weekend opted against nominating incumbent University of Michigan Regent Jordan Acker due in part to the revelation of sexually-charged messages shared between members of a Detroit-based sports blog. Now, those messages are the subject of an investigation by the university.

Paul Corliss, assistant vice president of Public Affairs and Internal Communications, confirmed with Michigan Advance on Tuesday that an investigation had been opened into the Slack messages allegedly sent …

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