Academics

  1. September 28, 2015

    U-M launching major humanities initiative focused on collaboration

    Humanities faculty at U-M will be given the resources to experiment with a collaborative, team-based approach under a new initiative launched by the Office of the Provost.

  2. September 23, 2015

    Panel says cultural, structural changes needed to transform U-M biosciences

    U-M must transform its “bioscience ecosystem” if it is to attract the best biosciences faculty, postdoctoral researchers and students, according to a faculty panel convened by President Mark Schlissel.

  3. July 21, 2015

    Jeffrey Veidlinger named director of the Frankel Center

    Jeffrey Veidlinger, Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies, has been named director of the Jean and Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies.

  4. July 16, 2015

    Center for Interprofessional Education celebrates launch

    Leaders of a major effort to transform health sciences education at U-M have launched a new center that brings together the seven health science schools.

  5. June 23, 2015

    Summit on MOOCs inspires global research collaboration

    Leaders and scholars from five countries and 15 universities met at U-M to talk about how they might work together to advance research about massive open online courses.

  6. June 11, 2015

    Universities join to control destinies in digital learning environment

    James Hilton, vice provost for digital education and innovation, discusses the goals, status and plans for U-M’s involvement with the new Unizin digital learning consortium.

  7. June 3, 2015

    Course asks students to imagine the campus of the future

    A course called Campus of the Future that challenges today’s students to think about how they would reinvent higher education for future generations.

  8. May 28, 2015

    Changes at Rackham help boost doctoral degree completion rate

    Doctoral students at U-M are completing their degrees at a higher rate than in the past, following changes implemented by the Rackham Graduate School.

  9. May 18, 2015

    New undergraduate program in data science announced

    Undergraduate students at U-M will be able to choose a multidisciplinary major in data science starting this fall.

  10. May 15, 2015

    Rebooting historical archives, expanding citizen engagement

    A closer look at two Transforming Learning for the Third Century projects funded with the latest round of Transformation grants.