The UAW-Ford University is a program designed and implemented by the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

 under contract with the National Program Center of the United Auto Workers

United Auto Workers

The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, better known as the United Auto Workers , is a labor union which represents workers in the United States and Puerto Rico, and formerly in Canada. Founded as part of the Congress of Industrial...

 Union and Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...

. Its goal is to facilitate the college educations of UAW bargained for employees using distance leaning technologies and pedagogies developed at Michigan. The program was begun in 1999. Its innovative use of both synchronous and asynchronous technologies let to the award of Laureate status from the Computerworld/Smithsonian Honors Program.

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