Campus News
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January 9, 2017
Activist and poet Eli Clare to talk about ‘bad bodies’
Writer, activist and teacher Eli Clare will use poetry and storytelling at his Jan. 27 presentation to discuss how some bodies and communities in society are deemed bad and disposable.
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January 9, 2017
First LSA bicentennial symposium to host author Colson Whitehead
LSA will launch the first of five symposia centered on the history of U-M, its relationship with the community and world, and its social and cultural impact later this week.
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January 9, 2017
‘The Fannie Lou Hamer Story’ raises awareness of voting rights activist
“The Fannie Lou Hamer Story,” a one-woman musical starring Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye, will tell the story of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and how her work helped lead to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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January 9, 2017
Issa Rae, Amy Goodman to deliver MLK Symposium keynote
Golden Globe-nominated actress Issa Rae and “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman will deliver the 31st Annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium keynote memorial lecture.
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January 9, 2017
‘Hidden Figures’ author will discuss black women who helped U.S. win space race
Margot Lee Shetterly sheds light on the true story of the “human computers” who used math to change their own lives and their country’s future in her book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.”
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January 9, 2017
U-M’s academic medical center changes name to Michigan Medicine
Michigan Medicine is the new name of the U-M academic medical center, a change that better reflects its missions of patient care, education and research.
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January 6, 2017
SafeRide pilots new hours and unveils mobile application
SafeRide, a free transportation service available to all U-M faculty, staff and students, recently launched a mobile application and began piloting extended hours of operation.
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January 6, 2017
Deer-management program on U-M property limited to Jan. 30-Feb. 2
The city of Ann Arbor has announced part of its lethal deer-management program will be conducted on some U-M property Jan. 30-Feb. 2.
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December 19, 2016
University Record taking a holiday break until Jan. 4
The University Record’s print and email editions are taking a holiday break. The Record email will return Jan. 4 and the next print edition will be Jan. 9.
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December 18, 2016
Graduates encouraged to ‘raise your sights’ in times of change
Winter Commencement speaker Dr. Julio Frenk implored U-M graduates to “raise their sights” as they embark into a world that is undergoing a pivotal moment of change.
