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September 17, 2020
U-M ranked No. 1 public university in U.S., 23rd overall
U-M was ranked was ranked as the top U.S public university by The Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education in their 2021 U.S. college ranking, and moved up four spots to No. 23 overall.
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September 17, 2020
Ilitch says regents hear campus community’s concerns
The Board of Regents expressed its support for President Mark Schlissel and said the university will continue to listen and respond to concerns from the community during the current challenging time. Speaking on behalf of the full board at its Sept. 17 meeting, Chair Denise Ilitch said the regents appreciate the ongoing efforts to keep… -
September 17, 2020
Statement by Board of Regents Chair Denise Ilitch at Sept. 17 meeting
People are concerned and frightened. The Board hears this, the administration hears this. We know the University needs to communicate better and do better. Over the previous few weeks, we’ve heard from stakeholders during these unprecedented times, students, faculty, administration, staff, GEO, RAs, parents and our community as a whole. We’ve heard your concerns, and we… -
September 17, 2020
Regents Roundup — September 2020
The Board of Regents approved these items at its Sept. 17 meeting.
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September 17, 2020
UM-Flint will create College of Innovation & Technology
The Board of Regents approved the establishment in 2021 of a new, cutting-edge academic unit called the College of Innovation and Technology at UM-Flint with help from a $10 million Mott Foundation grant.
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September 17, 2020
U-M to increase its capacity for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
The University Health Service will enter into an agreement with LynxDx Inc. to offer saliva-based COVID-19 diagnostic surveillance testing services on the Ann Arbor campus, giving U-M a testing capacity to up to 6,000 individuals per week.
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September 17, 2020
COVID-19 challenges prompt revised U-M academic calendars
The Board of Regents approved on Thursday revised 2020-21 academic calendars for the Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses, designed to reduce the amount of back-and-forth travel for students during the pandemic. The calendars still ensure the university adheres to the federal definition of a credit hour.
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September 17, 2020
Watkins-Hayes named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor
Celeste Watkins-Hayes, professor of sociology in LSA and of public policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been appointed a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor.
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September 17, 2020
University begins implementing WilmerHale recommendations
U-M has begun to implement recommendations from the July 31 report that detailed decades of sexual harassment by the university’s former provost, President Mark Schlissel says.
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September 17, 2020
GEO votes to accept university’s offer, end strike
Members of the Graduate Employee’s Organization have voted to accept the university’s latest offer regarding issues of mutual concern and end their strike that began Sept. 8.
