Office of the Provost
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August 23, 2023
University welcomes new faculty at annual orientation
University leaders encouraged new faculty members at the annual New Faculty Orientation to engage with those outside their disciplines and explore cross-disciplinary opportunities.
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August 2, 2023
Campuswide orientation for new faculty set for Aug. 23
A campuswide New Faculty Orientation, designed to help new faculty members prepare for their first year at U-M, will take place Aug. 23 at the Michigan League.
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July 20, 2023
Four named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors
Faculty members Paula M. Lantz, Antoinette Louise Toppin, Kyle P. Whyte and Alford A. Young Jr. have been named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors.
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June 21, 2023
U-M, NIH jointly invest $79M for DEI in biomedical, health sciences
U-M and the National Institutes of Health will jointly invest $79 million to support and recruit 30 new faculty members to enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community.
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May 24, 2023
U-M launches institute to accelerate quantum research, education
U-M will invest $55 million to launch a multidisciplinary Quantum Research Institute and recruit up to eight new faculty members with expertise in quantum.
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May 5, 2023
U-M expands support for faculty, staff traveling abroad
U-M employees now have additional resources for enhanced safety and support for personal and business trips abroad, including travel health consultations and travel-abroad health insurance.
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April 24, 2023
Five faculty projects honored for teaching innovations
Five faculty projects that involve innovative approaches to improving student learning will be honored in May with Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prizes.
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April 17, 2023
Conference to focus on gender-based violence, sexual harassment
U-M will host a national conference May 18-19 to help faculty and practitioners collaborate to design and implement innovative research and practices that address sexual harassment and gender-based violence.
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February 7, 2023
McCauley recommended as provost through June 2027
Provost Laurie K. McCauley has been recommended for a full term as U-M’s chief academic and budgetary officer. If approved by the Board of Regents, McCauley, who was first appointed last May, would serve through June 2027.
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October 28, 2022
Five join U-M faculty through Anti‑Racism Hiring Initiative
Five faculty members with expertise in inequality and structural racism joined the university this fall as part of the Office of the Provost’s Anti-Racism Hiring Initiative.
