Academics
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March 23, 2026
Look to Leadership: UM-Flint is redefining student support through Wolverine Essentials
Over the past decade and a half, the national conversation around student basic needs has undergone a profound shift, one that has directly shaped the work at UM-Flint.
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March 19, 2026
Jalen Rose announced as Spring Commencement speaker, five to receive honorary degrees
Jalen Rose, founder of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy, sports analyst, and former U-M and NBA player, will be the main speaker at the ceremony on May 2 at Michigan Stadium.
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March 16, 2026
Three staffers to receive Candace J. Johnson Award
Staff members from the School of Nursing, School of Public Health, and the Museum of Paleontology in LSA have been named recipients of the 2025-26 Candace J. Johnson Award for Staff Excellence.
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March 13, 2026
U-M’s ROTC program officially opens new home in Observatory Hall
Members of the University of Michigan community gathered recently outside Observatory Hall to mark a moment years in the making: the formal opening of the new home of U-M’s ROTC program.
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March 9, 2026
Look to Leadership: Shaping cities with AI and alumni
Jonathan Massey discusses Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning’s new Master of Urban Technology program.
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February 23, 2026
It Happened at Michigan: U-M students elected first Black senior class president in 1948
Val Johnson’s mix of campus involvement and congeniality made him a strong candidate, but he was asking a predominantly white student body to choose him over one of U-M’s most decorated football players.
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February 10, 2026
Free youth program combines literacy and dance with SMTD
The School of Music, Theatre & Dance has a unique partnership with the nationwide nonprofit Ballet & Books, founded by Talia Bailes, a fourth-year U-M medical student.
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February 9, 2026
John Cairney recommended as next School of Kinesiology dean
John Cairney, a seasoned and widely accomplished academic leader, has been appointed to serve as the next dean of the School of Kinesiology.
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February 9, 2026
Taubman College assistant professor is at the frontier of data-driven 3D concrete printing
Labor shortages, ambitious energy goals and climate risks make building today’s cities challenging. But Mania Aghaei Meibodi sees these obstacles as an opportunity to pursue new design and construction processes.
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February 6, 2026
Distinguished University Professor lectures set for Feb. 11
Three recipients of one of the University of Michigan’s most prestigious honors, the Distinguished University Professorship, will share highlights of their careers Feb. 11 at the Michigan Union in the Rogel Ballroom.
