News & Communications

  1. News regarding UM-Flint

    July 18, 2023

    To the U-M community: Great universities need great leaders to evolve and thrive. So, it is never easy when we lose people from our three-campus community of scholars who are so essential to our collective success. Today, I write to share the news that UM-Flint Chancellor Deba Dutta will leave this fall to pursue his …

  2. July 2023 video message

    July 17, 2023

    Hello colleagues and friends across the U-M community! With summer in full swing, I’m looking forward to traveling Up North and exploring Michigan’s natural splendor. And while I – like so many of you – will be enjoying the sunshine, it’s also important to think about what our rising temperatures mean for our university, our …

  3. Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges Should Share Lessons Learned on Increasing Diversity Without Affirmative Action

    July 14, 2023

    To the Editor: “New occasions teach new duties,” wrote poet James Russell Lowell in This Present Crisis. It’s a sentiment shared by many of us in academic leadership following the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against affirmative action. At the University of Michigan, we faced a similar crisis in 2006, when the state of Michigan passed …

  4. Statement on Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action ruling

    June 29, 2023

    To all members of the campus community,  The University of Michigan remains steadfast in its commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment for our students and scholars, which is essential to our core mission of academic excellence. Today as university leaders, we recommit ourselves to this value.  Although the U-M is not directly affected by …

  5. June 2023 video message

    June 19, 2023

    Hello colleagues and friends across the U-M community! It’s finally summer, a season of relaxation, vacation and personal renewal. Yet research never rests – it is a constant process of discovery and inspiration, insight and imagination, innovation and invention. Even during these summer months, our research continues to have a profound impact on our community, …

  6. Statement at June 2023 Board of Regents

    June 15, 2023

    (As prepared for delivery) Since we’ll be discussing our budget today, it’s appropriate to begin by examining how we are giving back as a university: What we are doing to build our community and have a positive impact on our society. With that, I’m pleased to report we’re having a profound impact across our region, …

  7. Statement at May 2023 Board of Regents

    May 18, 2023

    (As prepared for delivery) I’d like to begin by joining with the family and friends of Sam Zell in mourning his passing.  Sam was a self-made entrepreneur who created what he described as a “meritocracy with a moral compass”; a man of contagious wit and a deep sense of civic responsibility.  He was an alumnus …

  8. Statement on the death of Sam Zell

    May 18, 2023

    We join with the family and friends of Sam Zell in mourning his passing.  Sam was a self-made entrepreneur who created what he described as a “meritocracy with a moral compass”; a man of contagious wit and a deep sense of civic responsibility. He was an alumnus and one of our most generous philanthropists, supporting …

  9. 2023 Spring Commencement

    April 29, 2023

    Good morning! Graduates, congratulations – you’ve made it! After all the classes, exams, and uncertainties, you’re through! And not only you, but your families and friends too! They’ve come right alongside. They’ve been with you at each step. They celebrated with you on the day you were accepted at Michigan. When you had difficulties and …

  10. April 2023 video message

    April 12, 2023

    Hello colleagues and friends across the U-M community! We’re again in a season of change. Spring has sprung, another class is soon to graduate, and the next election is on the horizon, portending changes to the political landscape. One constant in all this change is U-M’s Institute for Social Research. ISR is the world’s largest …