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 …

TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMMUNITY: Welcome to a new academic year at the University of Michigan. This year more than ever, we are called upon to care for one other. Our campuses will look and feel different as we share in the responsibility for following the public health guidelines that will …

Dear Students: The beginning of the academic year is a week away, and many of you are moving to Ann Arbor or settling in to your new homes for the semester. We know that this is an exciting time for you, and we share your enthusiasm and hopes for a successful fall semester. All of …

Dear Colleagues, We want to thank many of you for sharing your concerns about the coming fall semester with your department chairs, your deans or directors and with me and the provost directly. We know there is trepidation about the return of students to our campus community and we want to assure you we have consulted …

Dear Student and Colleagues: Following several months of work and review within our community, the University of Michigan’s Interim Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Misconduct will go into effect Aug. 14, 2020. It applies to all students, faculty, staff and third parties across the university community on our three campuses and Michigan Medicine. Improving how …