Office of the President

Dear friends, colleagues, students, staff and members of our faculty,
For the past year, we have engaged in a strategic visioning process to determine what we will dare to achieve as a great public university. More than 25,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and local community members engaged in this highly collaborative...

Dear students, faculty and staff:
Last week we published a draft policy on disruptive activity with the goal of ensuring the university’s position is clear, easy to access, and supportive of our mission. We’ve received a robust response to our call for feedback. I’m encouraged by the...

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I’d like to begin by expressing my most sincere gratitude to Sally Churchill. This is her last meeting with us as U-M vice president and secretary, a position she has served in for nearly two decades.
Sally will soon transition to service as special advisor to the vice president and secretary, and we will always be grateful for her wisdom and insight, her relentless energy, and most of all, and her commitment and service to the university....

Dear students, faculty and staff,
The disruption of the university’s 101st Honors Convocation by anti-Israel protesters on Sunday brought profound disappointment to students, parents, grandparents, siblings, and other relatives and friends. The crowds of well-wishers, including many...