Faculty Senate
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October 11, 2020
Three regent candidates make their case at virtual forum
Candidates running for two seats on the Board of Regents talked about a variety of issues including the COVID-19 pandemic, tuition increases and systemic racism during an online candidate forum.
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October 7, 2020
SACUA seeks members for faculty council to aid virus response
The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs is calling for faculty to apply to a new committee charged with aiding U-M’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 5, 2020
Campus briefs
A roundup of short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
