anti-racism

  1. March 16, 2021

    U-M researchers working on anti-racism, racial justice issues

    Efforts are underway to expand and coordinate U-M’s support for scholars whose research focuses on anti-racism, racial equity and racial justice through a new Anti-Racism Collaborative.

  2. February 2, 2021

    Public safety task force to host community forum

    The Advancing Public Safety at the University of Michigan Task Force — one of several anti-racism initiatives the university announced last fall — will host its first community forum from 7-8:30 p.m. Feb. 9.

  3. January 13, 2021

    U-M scholars awarded $10M in Mellon Foundation grants

    U-M has been awarded two $5 million grants through The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The grants, led by professors Stephanie Fryberg and Earl Lewis, will fund projects that focus on addressing racial inequity.

  4. January 11, 2021

    Task force selected to examine campus public safety practices

    President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins have appointed a task force to examine what’s working and what needs to be improved with the university’s Division of Public Safety and Security.

  5. December 3, 2020

    Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative selection committee named

    U-M’s Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative is moving forward with Provost Susan M. Collins naming the members of the committee who will review hiring proposals and make selections for funding for the first round of submissions.

  6. November 16, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  7. November 9, 2020

    Anti-racism faculty hiring initiative moves forward

    A three-year hiring initiative will bring to the Ann Arbor campus’ schools and colleges at least 20 new tenure-track faculty members with scholarly expertise in racial inequality and structural racism.

  8. October 26, 2020

    DEI Summit speakers focus on role of art in social justice

    The presenters at U-M’s 2020 DEI Summit highlighted the intersection of art and social justice as they encouraged people to use their voices and talents as mechanisms for change.