(as prepared for delivery) I also want to thank all of you for coming to Ann Arbor for this important seminar and for currently serving or aspiring to serve as leaders in your academic communities. One of the great traditions of the academy is scholars stepping up to serve their communities as departmental and college Read more

Today’s Supreme Court ruling is disappointing and detrimental to higher education in the United States. Discouraging peaceful students and scholars from pursuing their ambitions at America’s colleges and universities will weaken our nation intellectually and economically. We were proud to be one of the higher educational institutions to submit an amicus brief in this case. Read more

“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 Read more

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