Faculty Perspective

1. April 24, 2023

   Faculty Perspective: Inclusion of caste in U-M’s non-discrimination policy

   Four faculty members applaud the university for prohibiting caste-based harassment and discrimination under its non-discrimination policy, and say caste also should be a protected category in the Standard Practice Guide.

2. January 12, 2023

   Faculty Perspective: Remembering H. Chandler Davis

   The Senate Assembly’s Davis, Markert, Nickerson Academic Freedom Lecture Committee looks back on the life, career and legacy of former U-M faculty member H. Chandler Davis, who paid a price for his principles in the McCarthy era.

3. June 1, 2022

   Faculty Perspective: Reporting structures for ethics, compliance

   Two faculty members advocate for the university to amend its structures for handling reports of alleged misconduct related to ethics and compliance.

4. May 15, 2020

   Faculty Perspective: Keep tenure protections robust

   Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information at the School of Information, shares his concerns about some of the proposed changes to Regents’ Bylaws 5.09 and 5.10.