When U-M created the Human Sexuality Office in 1971, it became the first university to establish an office dedicated to supporting gay and lesbian students.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

U-M will host a series of workshops, listening sessions and engagement activities for students, faculty and staff throughout October in support of creating a disability-inclusive campus environment.

Kristin Seefeldt has been named acting faculty director of Poverty Solutions at U‑M through June 2025 while inaugural faculty director Luke Shaefer is on sabbatical.

U-M continues to be the largest and most sought-after public research institution in the state, with record total enrollment this fall of 52,855 students.  Undergraduate enrollment is up 2%.

• UM-Dearborn shows robust enrollment performance
• UM-Flint enrollment continues to climb in fall 2024

This year’s incoming class of full-time, first-year students at UM-Dearborn is up 4.7%. Total enrollment this fall is 8,104, with 6,187 undergraduates and 1,917 graduate students.

For the second year in a row, UM-Flint recorded an increase in total fall enrollment, as 6,529 students are enrolled at the downtown campus, a 6.51% increase from a year ago.

U-M is addressing long-standing equity issues in the performing arts by offering a free, open course in stage makeup and hair for all skin tones and hair textures.

The College of Engineering’s Wilson Student Team Project Center was founded 25 years ago as a place where students could build and learn without limits.

U-M remains the No. 3 public university in the country for undergraduate education, and is ranked no. 21 overall, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges list.