“The (lawsuit) paints a false caricature by mischaracterizing certain policies and programs, while ignoring policy and practice that clearly reaffirm our deep and longstanding commitment to free speech,” President Schlissel writes in the Detroit News.

Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that the Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Ravi Pendse as vice president for information technology and chief information officer. He will begin August 1 and provide university-wide leadership and strategic direction for information technology. Dr. Pendse has extensive experience as a successful and collaborative university …

President Schlissel and Vice Provost for Enrollment Management Kedra Ishop spoke with about 100 students, parents, and community members at Ypsilanti Community High School.

Adam Skoczylas, program manager for the Center for Educational Outreach, and the MStaff200 Planning Lead Team are the individual and team winners of the 2018 President’s Staff Innovation Awards.

For The Conversation’s new series that asks college and university leaders some of the most pressing issues in higher education, President Schlissel answers the question: If you had to devise just one tool or metric to help the general public assess the value of a particular college or degree, what would it be and why?