News & Communications

  1. Fall 2019 Welcome Email

    September 2, 2019

      TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMMUNITY: Welcome to the new academic year at the University of Michigan! I am pleased to share with you a special look at our campus in this year’s Welcome Back Video. This fall, we are welcoming thousands of new students and about 540 new faculty members. …

  2. Bridge interview: ‘Our children will suffer’ because of how we treat higher education today

    July 12, 2019

    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 …

  3. Record: Debasish Dutta selected as next chancellor of UM-Flint

    June 20, 2019

    Debasish Dutta has been selected as the new chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint. His five-year appointment was approved June 20 by the Board of Regents.

  4. Precision Health announces enhanced resources for researchers

    June 19, 2019

    Precision Health at the University of Michigan has selected nine recipients for its 2019 Scholars Awards. These grants of up to $80,000 each support the innovative projects of early-career researchers.

  5. Biosciences Initiative announces first faculty hire

    June 17, 2019

    The University of Michigan Biosciences Initiative is proud to announce the onboarding of Roland Kersten, Ph.D., as its first expert faculty hire.

  6. President’s Staff Awards of Distinction honor U-M staff members

    May 13, 2019

    Founding an international professional organization. Doubling student voter turnout. Creating a model of workplace flexibility. Teaching thousands of middle school students how to live healthy lives. These are a few of the remarkable accomplishments of the 2019 University of Michigan Staff Impact Award recipients.

  7. An update from President Schlissel on U-M’s work to prevent and address sexual misconduct

    April 24, 2019

    To All Members of the University Community: Our university has taken several actions in recent months to prevent sexual and gender-based misconduct and improve how we address this pressing problem for members of our community. Earlier this semester, I mentioned that additional work was in progress, and as we honor Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I …

  8. President’s Award recipient Sandra Wiley puts her stamp on international education

    April 18, 2019

    Sandra Wiley is a one-stop shop for all things international education at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art and Design. Whether she’s helping students find a safe and enriching international education experience, advising a foreign-born student on structuring an independent study to better understand the culture they came from, or assisting students as they …

  9. Domenico Grasso inaugurated as UM-Dearborn chancellor

    April 15, 2019

    The morning’s cloudy skies and intermittent spring rains didn’t seem to dampen the excitement Friday, as campus celebrated the official installation of Domenico Grasso as the university’s sixth chancellor. Since beginning his tenure in August 2018, Grasso has continually challenged the campus to think big when charting out the vision for the university’s next few …

  10. Record: U-M joins National Academies in collaborative on sexual harassment

    April 10, 2019

    The University of Michigan has joined the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as founding partners in an action collaborative working to prevent sexual harassment in higher education. The collaborative will facilitate partnerships and joint action to address and prevent sexual harassment. It will deal with the issue of sexual harassment in the context …