Dear Students and Colleagues: The privilege and responsibility to vote is a hallmark of our engagement as citizens of a democracy. I strongly encourage you to register and participate in this process by voting on or before Election Day, Tuesday, November 3. The last day to register to vote in Michigan by mail or online is October 19. After that, …

To All Members of the Campus Community: The video for this week’s Campus Weekly COVID-19 Briefing is available here. I thank everyone who watched or submitted questions. Some of the questions we were not able to get to during last week’s briefing are now answered here. During the session, Associate Professor of Epidemiology Emily Martin …

To All Members of the Campus Community: I thank everyone who viewed, or submitted questions for, our first Campus Weekly COVID-19 Briefing to share updates about campus conditions with the University of Michigan community. At this week’s briefing: Chief Health Officer Preeti Malani shared an update on campus conditions. Provost Susan M. Collins discussed the …

To All Members of the Campus Community: Now that we are a month into the semester, University of Michigan Chief Health Officer (and Michigan parent) Preeti Malani reports that cases have been increasing the last two weeks and shares updates on our campus and how we can prevent the spread of COVID-19. Her video is …

To All Members of the Campus Community: Faculty, students and staff continue to share their concerns about the need for greater testing resources, more detailed and timely information about cases in our university community and other ways to help them stay safe. We’re working hard to put these ideas into action. This week’s update contains …

Dear Colleagues: A number of you have asked questions or expressed frustration or disappointment over the decisions that went into offering in-person instruction this semester, the process that went into making those decisions, and the amount of information we’ve shared about our COVID-19 plans. Additionally, I know that many of you have asked for more …

To All Members of the Campus Community: On Friday, Provost Susan M. Collins and I wrote to you and pledged to engage and to listen more in order to enhance trust and share information in our community. Today we write to invite you to view a live conversation the two of us will have with Professor Scott …

To All Members of the Campus Community: During the semester, I am providing weekly COVID-19 updates to our community. You may also view the University Record for the latest stories and the Campus Maize and Blueprint site for updates. We have modified the design of the Maize and Blueprint site based on community feedback to make it easier to …

Dear Students and Colleagues: We write to you today out of a deep concern for our university community – one that feels fractured, with some expressing frustration, anger and distrust.  This comes in the context of an extremely high level of anxiety and uncertainty due to the many national crises we are grappling with – …

To All Members of the Campus Community: The fall semester is underway here at the university, and I want to reach out and thank everyone for the impressive amount of preparation that it took to get us to this point. During the semester, I’ll be providing weekly updates to our community. Additionally, the University Record’s …