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  1. Schlissel, Ishop meet with Ypsilanti Community High School students

    May 16, 2018

    President Schlissel and Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Kedra Ishop spoke with about 100 students, parents, and community members at Ypsilanti Community High School.

  2. Record: President Schlissel presents 2018 Staff Innovation Awards

    May 7, 2018

    Adam Skoczylas, program manager for the Center for Educational Outreach, and the MStaff200 Planning Lead Team are the individual and team winners of the 2018 President’s Staff Innovation Awards.

  3. The Conversation: Presidents Schlissel, Drake, Schill on the value of a university education

    April 30, 2018

    For The Conversation’s new series that asks college and university leaders some of the most pressing issues in higher education, President Schlissel answers the question: If you had to devise just one tool or metric to help the general public assess the value of a particular college or degree, what would it be and why?

  4. 2018 Honorary Degree Recipients (video)

    April 28, 2018
  5. Volker Sick receives president’s international education award

    April 26, 2018

    As a young researcher at the University of Heidelberg in his native Germany, Volker Sick worked with universities and schools in several different countries, which helped him understand the value of collaboration between people with different experiences and viewpoints.

  6. NPR interview: Top Colleges Push To Recruit More Low-Income Students

    April 20, 2018

    President Schlissel discusses the American Talent Initiative and U-M’s work to provide greater opportunities for low-income students.

  7. Record: Rogels’ $150 million commitment will transform cancer research, care and education

    March 29, 2018

    Richard and Susan Rogel are on a mission to boost innovative cancer research and develop the next generation of cancer pioneers — and they are committing $150 million to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center to realize that vision.

  8. Record: U-M to remove names from campus facilities

    The University of Michigan is changing the names of a campus building and a house within a residence hall on the Ann Arbor campus after the legacies of the namesakes were called into question.

  9. Record: African Studies Center marks decade of cultural collaboration

    March 20, 2018

    At a symposium celebrating the first decade of ASC and beyond, President Mark Schlissel announced that the Office of the President is renewing its support of the unique programs launched by ASC – U-M African Presidential Scholars Program. UMAPS brings an early-career African faculty for 4-6 month research residencies in Ann Arbor and pairs them …

  10. Record: U-M will review sexual misconduct policies and procedures

    February 15, 2018

    President Mark Schlissel said Thursday the University of Michigan would engage an outside expert to review its policies and practices to be sure U-M is doing all it can to prevent and respond to reports of sexual misconduct in all aspects of the university community.