(as prepared for delivery) Well done, Class of 2018! I join Provost Philbert, and our faculty and staff in offering my utmost congratulations to you, graduates of the University of Michigan, as well as to your families and friends, professors and instructors, and everyone else who made this day possible. Graduates, I also thank you. Read more

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Penny W. Stamps, a great friend of the University of Michigan and a cherished member of the Michigan Family.   Our Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design proudly bears her name, reflecting her unwavering support of our students and her vision for championing art and Read more

President Schlissel joins Roger Cone and Michigan Radio’s Steve Schram in celebrating the Biosciences Initiative’s successful first year at the Biosciences Community Kick-Of Event: Celebrating Progress of the First Year and Introducing the Inaugural Scientific Initiatives.

President Schlissel presents the 26th Wallenberg Medal to two youth organizations working to end gun violence:  B.R.A.V.E. youth leaders and the student activists behind March For Our Lives.

I am writing today about the important topic of mental health and to urge anyone who needs help, or knows someone who does, to reach out to one of our three professional counseling offices on our campus. Together with our counselors and mental health professionals, I also invite you to help us share the messages Read more

Recent events on the Ann Arbor campus have raised questions and sparked debates around issues of the role of personal beliefs in the decision by educators whether to write reference letters for students. In the University Record, President Schlissel and Provost Philbert have further explore the issues in a question-and-answer format.

We are shocked and saddened by the senseless killings in Pittsburgh today at the Tree of Life Congregation. On behalf of the entire university community, we express our sympathies to the families and friends of the victims of this horrendous anti-Semitic act. At least 11 innocent people have been killed, and six others have been Read more