University of Michigan President Santa Ono We have been in talks with Jim Harbaugh for the last several weeks and have tried our best to retain him as our football coach. Jim called me today and let me know that he has made the difficult decision to leave Michigan and join the Los Angeles Chargers …

Dear Students and Colleagues, In a special session held today, the University of Michigan Board of Regents voted to adopt a new set of principles to reaffirm the institution’s commitment to free speech. The “University of Michigan Principles on Diversity of Thought and Freedom of Expression” are a clear reminder, both to those in our …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon. I’d like to thank all of you for coming together for this special meeting of our Board of Regents. I wish I could be there in person, but am at a meeting in D.C.  We’ve come together for the purpose of adopting the University of Michigan’s Principles on Diversity …

(As prepared for delivery) Thanks so much for BLKBOK for your simply beautiful opening and even more inspiring life. Tabbye, I’d also like to thank you as well as for the outstanding job you are doing in leading our Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. I’d also like to express my gratitude to our distinguished …

Dear colleagues, friends and students and scholars across the University of Michigan community. Happy New Year, and welcome to the start of the new semester! Whether you just joined us, or are anticipating commencement this spring, we have much to look forward to together, we have much to do, to dream, to achieve. We have …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon! Congratulations graduates! You’ve made it – you’re finally through! After the endless hours of study, the presentations, the papers and the projects and the exams, your persistence, your excellence, is now crowned with success. I’m so proud of you. And not only you, but your families, your friends, your …

(As prepared for delivery) It’s a pleasure to be with all of you this afternoon, for our final meeting of 2023.  We’ve had a fantastic year together.  To be sure we have had our challenges. But we have also had a year of sustained growth and inspired achievement.  To offer just one example, at our …

Dear students, faculty, and staff, As the violence in Gaza and Israel enters its third month, many at the University of Michigan are truly hurting. Some have seen friends or family members killed. Others with ties to the region worry what the future will look like after so much suffering. Still others in our community …

Hello colleagues and friends across the U-M community! With the busyness of our semester rapidly approaching its peak, it is more important than ever to take a moment to assess our wellbeing. I’m so grateful for the many members of our community who, through their dedication and creativity, continue to find new ways to positively …

Remarks as prepared for delivery It’s such an honor to be here with all of you this afternoon – regents, our executive officers, and deans, our colleagues from Michigan Medicine, and our staff, student and faculty leads. You exemplify our credo of the leaders and best. You are the reason we are a world-leading public …