To All Members of the University of Michigan Community: I apologize for the short notice to our community, as many are already heading out of town for the holiday. We only today have finalized plans for how we will proceed, and we wanted to share this information as soon as possible, knowing that we will …

Three town halls in the coming weeks are designed to gather input from University of Michigan faculty members about President Mark Schlissel’s Biosciences Initiative and its goal of creating globally leading research programs focused on solving critical problems.

Precision Health at the University of Michigan has named Rachel Dawson as managing director. Her appointment began Monday.

Mobile learning labs that embed the University of Michigan in communities, a vision to make classrooms come alive in virtual reality and the blueprint for a U-M campus on Mars took the top prizes at the “Campus of the Future” competition celebrating the university’s bicentennial.

To the University of Michigan community: We have begun the academic year with both pride and pain. We are proud to welcome students back to campus from every corner of our state, across the nation and around the world. Yet it is painful to see our Latinx community targeted during Welcome Week with a painted …

Dear Students: The right to vote is one of our most powerful freedoms, and participation in elections is essential for a democratic society. Voting in elections gives you a voice in the decisions that affect local, state, and national issues. I am pleased to announce that all 14 universities in Big Ten Conference are joining …

Dear Students: We are deeply disappointed in today’s announcement that the administration will end DACA, the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program. We want to assure everyone in the University of Michigan family that we are working to understand all of the implications of this change, the timelines we face, and how members of our …

To All Members of the University of Michigan Community: The University of Michigan is preparing to begin another academic year while members of our community and nation are processing the tragic events in Charlottesville, Va. last week. As the aftermath of that hateful and deadly violence continues to unfold, I want to express my support …

Dear Colleagues: We write today to address a serious and disturbing federal proposal that threatens the future of our work as the nation’s most productive public research university. The proposal would reduce research funding by slashing reimbursements for facilities and administrative costs (F&A, also called indirect costs or overhead), forcing universities to cut jobs and …

The University of Michigan is a public university, founded 200 years ago with the sole purpose of serving the public good. Last week, we were proud to announce an initiative that enhances our public mission by guaranteeing free tuition to in-state students with the greatest financial need. About half of the families in Michigan may …