Government Relations

  1. April 24, 2026

    U-M prepares students for jobs Michigan needs most

    New alumni data from Steppingblocks shows the University of Michigan is also helping prepare students for many of Michigan’s most in-demand, high-wage jobs.

  2. October 16, 2025

    Chris Kolb reappointed as vice president for government relations

    The Board of Regents approved the reappointment of Chris Kolb as vice president for government relations.

  3. June 30, 2025

    Obituary — Sylvia M. “Trude” Vick

    Sylvia M. “Trude” Vick died peacefully June 21, 2025, at the age of 78, surrounded by loved ones in her hometown of Ypsilanti, Michigan.

  4. February 3, 2025

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  5. November 20, 2024

    Applications open for 2025 Road Scholars Tour

    The application period for the 2025 Road Scholars program, a unique, five-day bus tour, set for May 5-9, 2025, is now open through Dec. 1.

  6. October 29, 2024

    Nominations sought for president’s public engagement awards

    Nominations are being accepted for the President’s Award for National and State Leadership and the President’s Award for Public Impact, which aim to celebrate faculty public engagement at U-M.

  7. February 14, 2024

    Whitmer recommends 2.5% increase for higher ed in FY ’25

    Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is recommending a 2.5% increase in funding for each of the state’s 15 public universities — including the three U-M campuses — for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

  8. February 8, 2023

    Whitmer’s FY ’24 budget includes 4% more for universities

    The state’s public universities — including the three U-M campuses — would receive an across-the-board 4% increase in state dollars for the next fiscal year under Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s budget proposal.

  9. January 31, 2022

    U-M’s United Way campaign raises more than $1.18 million

    The 2021 U-M United Way employee giving campaign announced it raised more than $1.18 million during its campaign that ended Dec. 31.

  10. January 20, 2021

    Kristina Ko named director of U-M’s office in Washington, D.C.

    Kristina Ko has been appointed executive director of federal relations for U-M’s Washington, D.C., office, which will represent the interests of the offices of Government Relations and Research.