The Supreme Court of the United States upheld U-M’s right to consider race in admissions decisions in a June 23, 2003, ruling. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the weeks of June 21-July 18.

Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

Michigan Medicine has reported projected positive fiscal year-end results, with an anticipated 6.5 percent — or $339.8 million — operating margin on forecasted operating revenues of $5.2 billion.

The Board of Regents affirmed UM-Dearborn’s commitment to student success, academic excellence and creating access and opportunity for qualified students with the approval of the university’s $155 million 2021-22 general fund operating budget. 

Undergraduate students at UM-Flint will not see a tuition increase during the coming academic year — and some will pay no tuition at all — as the university reaffirms its ongoing commitment to affordability and access for all students. 

The U-M athletic department expects a budget deficit of $62.9 million for the current fiscal year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and projects a surplus of $1.4 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Regent Jordan Acker of Huntington Woods will succeed Denise Ilitch as chair of the Board of Regents beginning July 1. Regent Paul Brown of Ann Arbor will serve as vice chair.

Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its June 17 meeting.

Starting this month, the U-M community is migrating to U-M Dropbox, which will become the institution’s primary cloud file storage option once U-M Box fully retires in December.

E. Josephine Clowney, assistant professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology in LSA, has been chosen to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.