faculty

  1. 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.

  2. March 16, 2020

    Biosciences Initiative offering final round of two funding sources

    U-M’s Biosciences Initiative has issued its third and final request for applications in two categories of funding that seek high-impact research projects from U-M faculty to solve biosciences problems.

  3. February 20, 2020

    Faculty group recommends streamlined tenure dismissal process

    A faculty working group is recommending U-M policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty should be amended to “improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity and … ensure fairness, transparency and due process.”

  4. January 23, 2020

    Faculty members share concerns, questions about tenure rules

    Faculty members said university policies that guide the dismissal of tenured faculty should be revised to streamline the review process but should not include proposed measures to suspend pay for certain accused faculty.

  5. December 13, 2019

    Faculty group reviewing tenure rules plans town halls, online survey

    A faculty working group tasked with recommending changes to U-M’s policies that cover dismissal of tenured faculty will launch two initiatives across all three campuses in January to gather additional faculty input.

  6. October 7, 2019

    Faculty group to consider changes to tenure-removal bylaws

    A working group of nine professors across U-M’s three campuses has begun the process of recommending revisions to policies that cover dismissal of tenured faculty.

  7. September 19, 2019

    Regents Roundup — September 2019

    Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its meeting Sept. 19.

  8. September 16, 2019

    Nominations sought for president’s awards for public engagement

    U-M leaders are encouraging campus community members to nominate faculty members who have demonstrated a commitment to public service for the president’s awards for public engagement.

  9. September 12, 2019

    Faculty grants available to help prevent, alleviate poverty

    U-M’s Poverty Solutions initiative is announcing its fourth round of faculty grants with up to $180,000 available to support research on ways to prevent and alleviate poverty.

  10. September 3, 2019

    Welcome back! Tips and updates for a new academic year

    The Record’s special section offers tips for U-M employees, a look at new faculty and staff, construction updates, school and college initiatives, and faculty governance priorities.