Campus News
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February 20, 2020
Regents pause new direct fossil fuel investments; to review policies
The Board of Regents has announced it will pause new direct fossil fuel investments while considering adjustments to the university’s policies on how it invests endowment funds.
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February 20, 2020
Regents Roundup — February 2020
The Board of Regents approved the following items at its Feb. 20 meeting: Committee will focus on regional campuses The Board of Regents will establish a new standing committee to focus on the Dearborn and Flint campuses. The new committee was announced Feb. 20 by Board of Regents Chair Ron Weiser. Weiser said Regent Michael… -
February 20, 2020
Regents approve five 2020 Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
Miranda D. Brown, Angela Violi, Gyorgyi Csankovszki, John Montgomery and Susan Scott Parrish have been named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
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February 20, 2020
Schematic design approved for North Campus transportation facility
Plans for a new $39 million bus and transportation operations and maintenance facility on North Campus moved forward with the Board of Regents approving the schematic design Feb. 20.
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February 20, 2020
Engineering, Information getting new space on North Campus
A $145 million, 163,000-square-foot addition to the Bob and Betty Beyster Building will be shared by the School of Information and College of Engineering’s Computer Science and Engineering division.
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February 20, 2020
$10M Weiser gift to fund new real estate center at Ross School
A $10 million gift from alumnus Regent Ron Weiser will allow the Stephen M. Ross School of Business to launch a comprehensive real estate center that offers a suite of practice-oriented courses.
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February 20, 2020
Schlissel approves support for UM-Flint academic advising
President Mark Schlissel approved a three-year, $3.6 million grant that will help reduce the adviser-to-student ratio from 1-to-390 to less than 1-to-200 on the UM-Flint campus.
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February 20, 2020
Faculty group recommends streamlined tenure dismissal process
A faculty working group is recommending U-M policies governing the dismissal of tenured faculty should be amended to “improve efficiency, reduce ambiguity and … ensure fairness, transparency and due process.”
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February 20, 2020
U-M submits accreditation assurance argument, prepares for review team
As part of the reaccreditation process for the Ann Arbor campus, U-M will submit its assurance argument to the Higher Learning Commission prior to a peer review team’s site visit March 23-24.
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February 20, 2020
Schlissel apologizes for late U-M physician’s misconduct
President Mark Schlissel apologized on behalf of U-M to those harmed by late U-M physician Robert E. Anderson, who has been accused of sexual misconduct dating back to the 1970s.
