Faculty Senate
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November 12, 2023
Academic freedom lecturer addresses censorship threats
Jonathan Friedman of PEN America highlighted the impact on higher education of increased legislation censoring the teaching of race, gender and sexuality in public schools.
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October 31, 2023
Faculty Senate plans full membership meeting Nov. 6
The university’s full Faculty Senate will meet Nov. 6, the first meeting of U-M’s largest central faculty governance group since its recent expansion.
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August 28, 2023
Q&A: SACUA Chair Tom Braun considers the coming year
Tom Braun, a professor of biostatistics in the School of Public Health, recently began his 2023-24 term as chair of the nine-member Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.
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July 20, 2023
Regents Roundup — July 2023
Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its July 20 meeting.
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July 5, 2023
Regents to consider bylaws change expanding Faculty Senate
Public comments are being sought regarding proposed revisions to the Board of Regents’ Bylaws that would expand the membership of the Faculty Senate and Senate Assembly.
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June 5, 2023
Faculty Senate approves plan to add new members
The Faculty Senate voted last week to expand U-M’s central faculty governance system to include more than 2,800 clinical professors, archivists, curators and lecturers.
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May 31, 2023
Faculty Senate voting this week on expansion proposal
The Faculty Senate will vote through 8 a.m. June 3 on a resolution to expand the university’s central faculty governance system to include clinical professors, archivists, curators and lecturers.
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May 23, 2023
Faculty Senate to discuss expansion at May 25 meeting
The Faculty Senate will convene May 25 to discuss and soon thereafter open a vote on a resolution to expand U-M’s central faculty governance system.
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April 25, 2023
Faculty Senate to consider expansion proposal
The Faculty Senate will consider a proposal to include clinical professors, archivists and curators in U-M’s central faculty governance system. The measure would add about 1,810 members to the approximately 4,150-member Senate.
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April 11, 2023
SACUA elects Tom Braun chair, Damani Partridge vice chair
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has elected Tom Braun of the School of Public Health as chair and Damani Partridge of LSA as vice chair for the upcoming school year.