Scott Ellsworth, a lecturer IV in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, will talk about “The Tulsa Race Massacre: Causes, Cover-ups and the Ongoing Fight for Justice” from 4-6 p.m. Jan. 17.

Veterans Bill Shea and Bob Krzewinski will discuss “MLK, Militarism and the Future” from 2-4 p.m. Jan. 17 in the Hussey Room of the Michigan League.

A panel will tackle questions about reparations from 12:30-2 p.m. Jan. 17 during the online discussion “You Can Keep the Mule: Let’s Explore Reparations Models.”

Before she joined U-M a decade ago, Anne Kadrovich rubbed elbows with the likes of Madonna, Gwen Stefani and Michael Jackson.

For more than 100 years, Hill Auditorium has been U-M’s most prestigious venue for rhetoric and debate. Speaker after speaker has gripped and pounded an oak lectern given by the Class of 1913.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

The A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture & Urban Planning has announced five inaugural recipients of Pressing Matters grants.

Nearly half of people in a large U.S. study reported misusing prescription drugs between ages 18-50, which made them more likely to develop substance use disorder symptoms as adults.

In-person classes at U-M will resume according to the regular schedule on Jan. 5, 2022, with additional health and safety protocols in place for the winter semester, university leaders said in an email message to the Ann Arbor campus.

The University Record’s Dec. 20 email edition will be the last one for 2021. It will return Jan. 5. Major items of interest to faculty and staff may be posted to the Record’s website over the holiday break.