faculty governance

  1. April 14, 2020

    Conway, Manera elected to lead faculty governance in 2020-21

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has elected Colleen Conway and Annalisa Manera as chair and vice chair of U-M’s central faculty governance system for 2020-21. Their one-year terms begin May 1.

  2. March 17, 2020

    Three faculty members elected to SACUA after e-vote

    J. Caitlin Finlayson, Allen P. Liu and Kentaro Toyama have been elected to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the executive arm of U-M’s central faculty governance system.

  3. March 10, 2020

    Nine faculty members seeking three SACUA seats

    Nine people are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, the body that advises and consults with U-M executive officers on matters that impact faculty.

  4. September 3, 2019

    Welcome back! Tips and updates for a new academic year

  5. September 3, 2019

    Q&A: SACUA chair outlines priorities for faculty governance

    Joy Beatty, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, discusses the central faculty governance system and its role in the university decision-making process.

  6. August 6, 2019

    MaryJo Banasik named director of Faculty Senate Office

    MaryJo Banasik has been named the new director of U-M’s Faculty Senate Office, providing operational and administrative support to the university’s central faculty governance efforts.

  7. March 28, 2019

    SACUA seeks earlier faculty inclusion in university decision making

    U-M faculty governance leaders are urging university administrators to consult faculty members earlier in the process of policy development.

  8. March 19, 2019

    Senate Assembly elects Ahbel-Rappe, Gallo, Manera to SACUA

    The Senate Assembly has elected Sara Ahbel-Rappe and Elena Gallo of LSA and Annalisa Manera of the College of Engineering to three-year terms on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.

  9. March 7, 2019

    Ten faculty members seeking three seats on SACUA

    The U-M faculty’s Senate Assembly will choose three new members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs on March 18 for three-year terms that begin May 1.

  10. November 28, 2018

    UNC professor lectures on government interference in higher ed

    University of North Carolina professor Gene Nichol discussed how government and university leadership can undermine academic freedom and free speech in higher education.