To the campus community: Over the weekend, one of our students was attacked off campus simply for answering “yes” in response to the question “are you Jewish?” We strongly condemn and denounce this act of violence and all antisemitic acts. Antisemitism is in direct conflict with the university’s deeply held values of safety, respect and …

President Ono: Hello, students, friends, staff and faculty. I’m so excited that we’ve joined together for the start of a new academic year. I’m so excited to be with you. There’s such a sense of purpose, of energy, of possibility in the air. It’s a season of new beginnings for each of us. Whether you …

Dear students, faculty and staff: At the close of our first week of classes, we must take a moment to pause and reflect on the mission and values of our great university and all we aspire to achieve in the coming year. Our community has returned to campus, united in renewed ambition and energy, and …

Dear students, staff and faculty, Beginnings are such important times – times to remember our traditions, to reaffirm our values, and to renew our aspirations. So let us begin again, in pursuit of our mission as one of the world’s great universities, dedicated to discovery and excellence, and committed to lifting the distinct, ineffable potential …

Hello colleagues and friends across the university! As the summer comes to a close, I look forward to coming back together as a community. It’s important to remember that the University of Michigan is just that: a community; a family; a society in and of itself where students, staff, and faculty join together to take …

President Ono: Hello, friends and colleagues from across the U-M community. With summer at its peak and the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games rapidly approaching, it’s a great moment to acknowledge the diverse community of individuals living with disabilities who call U-M home. Like a Paralympian competing for gold in representing their country this summer …

Dear colleagues, students and friends, Dr. Marschall Runge, an M.D. and Ph.D. who has served as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and CEO of Michigan Medicine since March 2015 and Dean of the Medical School since January 2016, will retire from these leadership roles following the conclusion of his contract on June 30, 2025. …

Hello colleagues and friends across the U-M community! It’s finally summertime, and many of us are eagerly anticipating adventures and vacations. Whether a road-trip or a plane-trip or a vacation stay, we might not realize it, but in many ways, we’ll have the research and innovations from U-M, and our work with the Department of …

Dear Deans, Directors and Department Heads: At the University of Michigan, we are devoted to the highest ethical standards. As university citizens, each of us has an essential role in fostering, sustaining, and strengthening our ethos of honor and integrity.  An important component of these values is our commitment to reporting suspected criminal activity, and …

Faculty, students and staff: The war in Gaza and reactions to it have proven challenging, not just for our university community, but for universities and other institutions both in our country and around the world. Times like these are exactly why freedom of expression is so important and must be honored at public institutions like …