Dear students, faculty and staff: Our campus community is facing an inflection point. Like many universities across the nation, we are navigating a social and political shift that is reshaping conversations about higher education. While we recognize the toll this era of uncertainty is taking on many of our colleagues, students and friends, we also …

Students, faculty and staff: The world’s brightest minds have long come to teach, study and research at the University of Michigan and Michigan Medicine. These individuals bring exceptional knowledge to our classrooms and laboratories, add a global perspective to our campus and enrich our community in countless ways. Our commitment to them – and to …

Dear faculty, staff and students, We write today to share important updates related to programs and central offices that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Conversations about these institutional efforts have been ongoing since at least 2023 and, with recent federal executive orders, guidance and funding cuts bringing urgency to the issue, we are moving …

(As prepared for delivery) Thank you again for joining us in what is becoming a semester of achievement and a year of opening opportunity. For it is through access that we empower our students, through opportunity that we lift our university and through achievement that we shape our society. For instance, we recently established a …

Dear Colleagues, As we engage in another year of academic excellence and achievement, I want to reaffirm our unwavering dedication to the highest ethical standards. Each of us, as valued members of our university, plays a crucial role in cultivating, maintaining, and enhancing our culture of honor and integrity. A cornerstone of our ethical framework is the steadfast commitment to reporting any suspected criminal activity. We must ensure that …

Dear faculty and staff, We are writing to keep you informed about the status of federal funding cuts and steps we are taking today to buffer against negative, long-term impacts on operations at the University of Michigan. While the university is fortunate to maintain a strong financial position, we have spent recent weeks modeling scenarios …

(As prepared for delivery) Thanks so much for joining us for our first meeting of 2025. I’d especially like to welcome Regent Carl Meyers, for the first meeting of his term. Carl is also our first regent to have graduated from UM-Dearborn, and we were proud to hold your oath of office ceremony there earlier …

Students, faculty and staff: Friday night, the University of Michigan and other institutions of higher learning received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights that has important implications for our community and others around the nation. The letter applies the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 decision that struck down race-based affirmative action in …

Students, faculty and staff: News out of Washington D.C. – including legal decisions about federal actions and announcements related to the Department of Education – continues to reshape the higher education landscape in ways that could have important implications for the University of Michigan. As a public institution that works in partnership with the federal …

Dear faculty, staff and students, The University of Michigan, like many institutions across the country, is navigating a variety of challenges related to recent U.S. policy developments. Many of you have reached out to share your concerns about potential impacts on scientific research, higher education and vulnerable communities. I hear you, and I appreciate your …