Barger Leadership Institute

1. May 6, 2019

   Professor’s varied background helps him teach mindfulness, self-awareness

   Ramaswami Mahalingam has had jobs ranging from dishwasher to poet to structural engineer. Now a professor of psychology and women’s studies, he uses that background in studying how certain lines of work are devalued and workers marginalized, and in his teaching of mindfulness and self-awareness.

2. November 7, 2017

   $10M gift to fund expansion of U-M’s Barger Leadership Institute

   The Barger Leadership Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a $10 million gift from U-M alumnus and retired JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger to expand and sustain the institute’s work.