Office of the Provost

  1. March 16, 2021

    U-M researchers working on anti-racism, racial justice issues

    Efforts are underway to expand and coordinate U-M’s support for scholars whose research focuses on anti-racism, racial equity and racial justice through a new Anti-Racism Collaborative.

  2. February 15, 2021

    Fall course evaluations mirror past semesters, despite challenges

    Student evaluations of their 2020 fall term courses and instructors remained consistent with past semesters, despite the many challenges to teaching and learning posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

  3. February 15, 2021

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  4. February 11, 2021

    Higher Learning Commission accredits U-M for another decade

    U-M has been granted renewal of institutional accreditation for another 10 years by the Higher Learning Commission. The decision comes as the result of a comprehensive evaluation by HLC peer reviewers performed last spring.

  5. February 8, 2021

    U-M Women of Color Task Force Career Conference registration open

    The U-M Women of Color Task Force will host its 39th annual career conference virtually from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 4-5. It is free and open to all U-M staff, faculty, student, and the public.

  6. December 3, 2020

    Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative selection committee named

    U-M’s Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative is moving forward with Provost Susan M. Collins naming the members of the committee who will review hiring proposals and make selections for funding for the first round of submissions.

  7. November 19, 2020

    Questions added to course evaluations amid ongoing pandemic

    The Office of the Provost is urging academic units to “be mindful and explicit about the context of the term,” when using fall term course evaluations in teaching personnel considerations.

  8. November 6, 2020

    Winter term plans grounded in campus engagement efforts

    U-M leaders met with students, faculty and staff to inform and shape plans for the winter term, learning what went well in the fall and what did not.

  9. October 27, 2020

    Public safety task force nominations open until Nov. 5

    The Office of the Provost is soliciting nominations for U-M campus community members to serve on a new task force on public safety. Those interested in joining the task force are asked to apply via an online form by 5 p.m. Nov. 5.

  10. October 20, 2020

    University to launch several new anti-racism initiatives

    U-M will launch several new anti-racism initiatives, and enhance a number of existing ones, as part of a national reckoning on race and as deep-rooted structural inequities in American life have been magnified.