To All Members of the Campus Community: Recent events on our campus have raised important questions around issues of personal beliefs, our responsibilities as educators, and anti-Semitism. Provost Philbert and I, along with the Board of Regents and several academic leaders, have been engaged in discussions about these issues with members of the university and Read more

(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, colleagues, students, and friends. It’s a pleasure to welcome you to the Ross School of Business for this year’s leadership breakfast. I also thank everyone in our community watching on the live stream. Earlier this year, our Board of Regents approved a project for an addition to our Detroit Read more

Dear Colleagues: I am writing to update you on measures we are taking to better prevent sexual misconduct and provide educational and support resources for our community. They align with our overall goals of improving awareness, training, reporting and accountability regarding all forms of sexual misconduct on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses and Read more

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMMUNITY: Welcome to the new academic year at the University of Michigan! I am pleased to share with you a few glimpses of our special academic and campus life in this year’s Welcome Back Video. This fall, we are welcoming thousands of new students, about 350 new Read more

President Schlissel discussed diversity in STEM disciplines and careers during a February 2018 conference convened by the POSSE Foundation in New York.

(as prepared for delivery) I also want to thank all of you for coming to Ann Arbor for this important seminar and for currently serving or aspiring to serve as leaders in your academic communities. One of the great traditions of the academy is scholars stepping up to serve their communities as departmental and college Read more

Today’s Supreme Court ruling is disappointing and detrimental to higher education in the United States. Discouraging peaceful students and scholars from pursuing their ambitions at America’s colleges and universities will weaken our nation intellectually and economically. We were proud to be one of the higher educational institutions to submit an amicus brief in this case. Read more

“The (lawsuit) paints a false caricature by mischaracterizing certain policies and programs, while ignoring policy and practice that clearly reaffirm our deep and longstanding commitment to free speech,” President Schlissel writes in the Detroit News.