Faculty Senate

  1. October 5, 2020

    Campus briefs

    A roundup of short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  2. October 4, 2020

    Faculty Senate forum for Board of Regents candidates Oct. 9

    Four of the 10 people running for two eight-year terms on the Board of Regents will talk about their views and take audience questions during a Regent Candidate Forum on Oct. 9.

  3. September 19, 2020

    Faculty Senate reverses Schlissel no-confidence vote finding

    Leaders of U-M’s Faculty Senate have reversed an earlier statement and determined that a vote of no confidence in President Mark Schlissel’s leadership narrowly passed at a Sept. 16 meeting.

  4. September 16, 2020

    Faculty Senate reviewing vote on Schlissel no-confidence motion

    The result of a faculty no-confidence vote in President Mark Schlissel’s leadership is under review after questions arose about procedural rules after the vote.

  5. September 15, 2020

    Schlissel emails Faculty Senate about engagement, policing

    President Mark Schlissel says he will establish a faculty group specifically devoted to issues related to COVID-19 on campus, and also is developing a new initiative around public safety and policing.

  6. September 14, 2020

    Faculty to consider motions regarding pandemic response

    U-M Faculty Senate members will have a chance from 3-5 p.m. Sept. 16 via Zoom to weigh in on six motions, most of which are related to the university’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  7. August 31, 2020

    Q&A: SACUA Chair Colleen Conway considers the coming year

    Colleen Conway, a professor of music education, recently began her 2020-21 term as chair of the nine-member Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, as well as the 74-member Senate Assembly and the Faculty Senate.

  8. August 29, 2020

    Some faculty members voice concerns about fall semester

    Some faculty members said during a Faculty Senate meeting that the U-M’s COVID-19 pandemic response plans for the fall semester are inefficient and not transparent enough. They want a shift to all-virtual instruction.

  9. July 9, 2020

    Schlissel, Collins outline fall plans to faculty at town hall

    U-M will test students for coronavirus, allow highly at-risk faculty to teach remotely, and implement other measures aimed at keeping people safe while preserving as much in-person instruction as possible this fall.

  10. June 25, 2020

    Faculty Senate plans town hall, survey on fall semester

    U-M Faculty Senate members will be able to help shape the university’s plans for the fall semester through an online survey from June 25 through July 2 ahead of a Faculty Senate virtual town hall.