(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon and welcome to the September meeting of the Board of Regents. Today is our first meeting of the new academic year, and tomorrow is an important anniversary for our institution: the University of Michigan-Flint will mark the 66th anniversary of opening its doors. It became the first of our …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon and welcome to the July meeting of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. I am so sorry not to be with you in person today. I have tested positive for covid and am isolating at home. But I feel fine, for which I’m grateful. This has been a …

Remarks as prepared for delivery I am thrilled to join in this enthusiastic welcome of Dr. Santa Ono as the 15th president of the University of Michigan. Dr. Ono, you are joining a very special community. I have spent more than 50 years in higher education, and there is no environment that rivals the University …

On Thursday (June 30), the Big Ten Conference unanimously voted to accept the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California as full members in all sponsored sports effective August, 2024. We are pleased to confirm this decision and extend a warm welcome to our newest members, both of which are renowned …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon and welcome to our June meeting. We have a very full agenda today, including the presentation of budgets for all three campuses. Our June meeting also brings a transition in Board leadership. Today is the final meeting with Regent Acker as our chair. I want to thank him for …

I am devastated by Tuesday’s horrific school shooting in Texas. The murders of 19 children and two adults in a place of learning are unthinkable. And yet their deaths are now an agonizing reality for families and friends whose lives will never again be the same. Classrooms should be safe havens where young people feel …

(As prepared for delivery) Good afternoon and welcome to the May meeting of the Board of Regents. It is always good to be on the Dearborn campus. I want to thank Chancellor Domenico Grasso and his team for hosting us. I want to begin by saying a few words about the horrific shooting in Buffalo …

(As prepared for delivery) We have a very full agenda today. I want to begin with news about our continuing efforts to address sexual misconduct on campus. As announced earlier today, we are creating a Coordinated Community Response Team that will provide input and advice on our future policies, procedures, and prevention efforts that relate …

(As prepared for delivery) From the time I first arrived at the University in 2002, I have been moved by the dedication and passion that students and alumni hold for this place. As I progressed through those years, I began to understand the long continuum of events, challenges and triumphs that bind everyone to the …