Senate Assembly
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December 12, 2022
Senate Assembly will vote to fill two SACUA vacancies
The Senate Assembly will start the new year with a vote to fill two vacancies on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs after two of its members stepped down.
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August 29, 2022
Faculty governance chair considers coming academic year
As a new academic year gets underway, the Record asked Silvia Pedraza, chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, for her thoughts on the coming year.
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June 27, 2022
Luke McCarthy named director of Faculty Senate Office
Luke McCarthy, an attorney with a background in education has been named director of the Faculty Senate Office, providing operational and administrative support to U-M’s central faculty governance system.
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April 20, 2022
Senate Assembly urges creation of ethics, compliance office
The Senate Assembly has passed a resolution urging U-M to form an office for ethics and compliance to help protect from retaliation members of the university community who report sexual misconduct.
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April 20, 2022
Senate Assembly Resolution on an Office for Ethics and Compliance
The Senate Assembly is urging the University of Michigan to create an office for Ethics and Compliance with an independent reporting line to the Board of Regents as soon as is practicable.
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March 23, 2022
Four faculty members elected to serve on SACUA
Four faculty members with backgrounds in biostatistics, philosophy, art and Latin American studies will soon join the executive committee of U-M’s central faculty governance system.
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February 7, 2022
Candidates being sought to run for three seats on SACUA
The university’s central faculty governance system is seeking candidates to run for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs.
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January 31, 2022
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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January 27, 2022
Senate Assembly seeks to rescind felony-disclosure policy
The U-M Senate Assembly is pushing back against a policy that requires current university employees to disclose felony charges and convictions.
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January 27, 2022
Senate Assembly resolution regarding U-M’s felony disclosure policy
Whereas, the University adopted the language of Standard Practice Guide 601.38 in the wake of highly negative publicity about an individual faculty member, Whereas, the University already has a policy of criminal background checks of its prospective employees, Whereas, SPG 601.38 requires the reporting of a charge, whether proven or not, Whereas, BIPOC individuals in…
