President Mark Schlissel has appointed a 17-member advisory committee and launched the search for the University of Michigan’s next vice president for student life. The committee, chaired by Alec Gallimore, dean of the College of Engineering and professor of engineering and aerospace engineering, will welcome input from the campus community in the search for the …

The University of Michigan will launch an initiative that encourages and coordinates research across disciplines to develop new knowledge and data on firearm violence, a public health problem that causes about 100 deaths per day across the United States. U-M researchers in fields such as public health, medicine, social sciences, engineering, public policy and the …

Saying it is time for academic innovation at the University of Michigan to take a step forward, President Mark Schlissel has announced a plan to support new models for education and provide learning experiences that are global, engaged and lifelong.

A comprehensive presidential arts initiative designed to “unleash imagination and creativity” at the University of Michigan was announced Oct. 3 by President Mark Schlissel. A working group of arts leaders on campus will collaborate with all parts of the university in creating the initiative. Schlissel said a two-year startup phase will produce a roadmap through …

Michigan Medicine will build a new adult hospital that will increase patient access and transform medical and surgical care at the academic medical center of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

The campus community is being asked to nominate individuals who have contributed to their field or society to be considered for honorary degrees. “Honorary degrees give us the opportunity to celebrate with pride the accomplishments of those whose contributions have changed the world,” President Mark Schlissel said.

University of Michigan leaders are encouraging campus community members to nominate faculty members who have demonstrated a commitment to public service for the president’s awards for public engagement.

As individuals across the globe rally for urgent action on climate change, the University of Michigan is moving forward on its path toward carbon neutrality with several actions, including joining a coalition of universities working on climate change solutions.

After working hand-in-hand with multiple generations of students, Vice President for Student Life E. Royster Harper announced Thursday she will retire in January from the place she has called “home” for more than four decades.

Mark Schlissel just celebrated his fifth anniversary as president of the University of Michigan. In a wide-ranging interview with Bridge, Schlissel was both optimistic about his own school’s future, and concerned about what lies ahead for higher education in general, in Michigan and the United States. Schlissel said he is frustrated with the level of state …