Office of the Provost

  1. August 10, 2022

    Campuswide New Faculty Orientation set for Aug. 24

    A campuswide New Faculty Orientation, designed to help new faculty members prepare for their first year at U-M, will take place Aug. 24 at the Michigan League.

  2. July 7, 2022

    Finholt recommended as vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs

    Provost Laurie McCauley is recommending Thomas A. Finholt, dean of the School of Information, be appointed the next vice provost for academic and budgetary affairs.

  3. May 11, 2022

    Grants advance U-M partnerships, collaborations with Detroit

    Six new projects have been selected for funding through the Engage Detroit Workshops grant program, which supports the development of new efforts to connect U-M and Detroit community partners.

  4. April 7, 2022

    U-M to host presentations by candidates for VPEI-CDO

    The Office of the Provost will host two in-person presentations featuring candidates being considered for U-M’s next chief diversity officer and vice provost for equity and inclusion.

  5. March 21, 2022

    Michigan Medicine, ISR, LSA staffers receive Candace Johnson Award

    Three staff members are being honored this year with Candace Johnson Awards, a nod to their service amid challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  6. March 15, 2022

    Dentistry dean Laurie McCauley recommended as next provost

    President Mary Sue Coleman is recommending the appointment of Laurie K. McCauley, dean of the School of Dentistry, as the university’s next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.

  7. March 9, 2022

    Michigan Drug Discovery aids new projects to treat obesity, cancer

    Michigan Drug Discovery will support four early-stage drug discovery projects to aid work in the Life Sciences Institute’s Center for Chemical Genomics and Natural Products Discovery Core.

  8. February 16, 2022

    New pandemic relief programs offer funding to support faculty

    The Provost’s Office and the Office of the Vice President for Research have each launched programs to financially support faculty whose research and scholarship were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  9. February 11, 2022

    Anti-racism faculty hiring moves to third round

    The Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative, one of the Office of the Provost’s programs and activities to address systemic racism, will begin its third round of proposal submission and review in March.

  10. February 9, 2022

    Collins named president of Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

    Provost Susan M. Collins has been named president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Her last day at U-M will be May 15 and she will begin her new role, which includes participating in national monetary policymaking, July 1.