Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities

  1. November 8, 2024

    Faculty Senate passes four resolutions, including regents censure

    The Faculty Senate has passed resolutions regarding the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Standard Practice Guide, a censure of the Board of Regents, and gender-based violence and discrimination.

  2. October 29, 2024

    Faculty Senate to consider four resolutions at Nov. 4 meeting

    The Faculty Senate will consider resolutions regarding the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, Standard Practice Guide, a censure of the Board of Regents, and gender-based violence and discrimination.

  3. October 23, 2024

    Three regent hopefuls make their case at candidate forum

    Three of six candidates for two seats on the Board of Regents — Shauna Ryder Diggs, Carl Meyers and Sevag Vartanian — outlined ways they would serve the U‑M community if elected.

  4. September 24, 2024

    Senate Assembly seeks pause in student statement changes

    The U-M faculty’s Senate Assembly has asked the administration to pause changes to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities that it says were made without properly considering faculty input.

  5. August 26, 2024

    U-M highlights updated policies as new school year begins

    As students return to campus for the fall semester, U-M has taken steps to highlight existing policies around free speech and create new ones related to student disciplinary procedures and campus operations.

  6. July 18, 2024

    Student statement revisions consistent with Office of Civil Rights agreement

    U-M is clarifying its role in reporting alleged student policy violations and the timeline for resolving matters under the updated Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities for the Ann Arbor campus.

  7. April 27, 2024

    University addresses potential commencement protests

    Provost Laurie K. McCauley and Martino Harmon, vice president for student life, have emailed the Ann Arbor campus community and the families of prospective graduates regarding possible protests at graduation ceremonies.

  8. June 15, 2018

    U-M calls free-speech lawsuit allegations ‘a false caricature’

    The university has fired back against a lawsuit by the advocacy group Speech First Inc., calling the suit “a false caricature” of U-M’s free speech policies and practices.

  9. June 11, 2018

    University clarifies definitions of harassment, bullying

    The university has clarified and standardized the definitions of bullying and harassing, both of which are prohibited under the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities.