(As prepared for delivery) Good morning, Class of 2026! You all look amazing! As a kid, I dreamed of ending up in the Michigan end zone with thousands of people cheering. This … is not quite how I pictured it. But I’m told being university president at commencement is a close second. This morning, of …

(As prepared for delivery) Congratulations to the Class of 2026! Earning a graduate degree from the University of Michigan is a remarkable achievement – one you accomplished with the help of many others. Let’s all applaud our graduates, their families and friends, and the faculty who mentored and supported them. I look forward to our …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon. I’m Domenico Grasso, president of the University of Michigan, and it’s my honor to open this preview of our new Center for American Dialogue. I want to welcome everyone here in the theater and those joining us online. We appreciate you being part of this special day in the …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon. Thank you, Professor Verhoogt, for your thoughtful remarks. I want to join in congratulating our distinguished students and Thurnau Professors. Today is a powerful display of the academic excellence that defines Michigan. There is one more distinguished group in the auditorium that merits congratulations: the families and friends of …

(As prepared for delivery) Good morning! Thank you, Ayanna, for your leadership of the Alumni Association and for everything you do for the Maize and Blue. And thank you to the U-M Alumni Association of Washington for hosting this breakfast and, more importantly, providing scholarship support for D.C. students to attend the greatest university in …

Good morning! I’m Domenico Grasso, and it’s my honor to serve as president of the University of Michigan. Welcome to the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. Please join me in recognizing B’Nathaniel Orlu, a master’s student, for his beautiful rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” And let’s thank Aaron Robinson, a senior …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon! Today, you become graduates of the University of Michigan. This day, December 14, 2025, is one that you will always remember. It is the first day you begin to forget everything you learned in college. Some overachievers may have already gotten a jump start on this. But, as Mark …

Thank you all for joining us, whether here in the room or online – especially the watch party at UM-Dearborn! I almost channeled Steve Jobs this morning and wore a black turtleneck to unveil a revolutionary innovation. But higher education is already our country’s crown jewel of forward thinking, and I’m excited about the stories …

The University of Michigan is proud to have been a founding member of SPARK and an engaged collaborator committed to the well-being of our region. And thank you to the International Economic Development Council for the opportunity to help open your annual conference here in Detroit. You are in one of the country’s most exciting …

New facilities on our campus are possible because of the foresight of our Board of Regents. This is a stunning space! It symbolizes what we do best at Michigan: collaboration that draws upon our academic strengths. We are bringing together two innovation powerhouses: the School of Information and the Computer Science and Engineering Division of …