Campus News

  1. January 27, 2014

    Lecture to explore moral consciousness in abolition of slavery

    Elizabeth S. Anderson will deliver her Distinguished University Professorship lecture Thursday. The title is “The Political Economy of Moral Progress: Emancipation and Experiments in Free Labor.”

  2. January 27, 2014

    Ann Arbor classes canceled Tuesday due to weather

    Ann Arbor Campus classes have been canceled on Tuesday, Jan. 28, because of extreme wind-chill temperatures. The cancelation includes classroom and laboratory instruction. Campus operations will continue. 

  3. January 27, 2014

    U-M cancels Tuesday classes because of dangerous wind chill

    University leaders have decided to suspend classes for Tuesday, citing a frigid weather forecast with wind-chill readings expected to be as low as 30 below zero.

    • Emergency physician offers advice for surviving the ultra-cold

  4. January 27, 2014

    David Petraeus to speak on campus Friday

    Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, former commander of coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan who served briefly as director of the CIA, will speak on the U-M campus Friday.

  5. January 24, 2014

    Mark S. Schlissel named 14th president of the University of Michigan

    With a unanimous vote of the Board of Regents, Dr. Mark S. Schlissel was appointed the 14th president of the University of Michigan on Friday.

    • Remarks: Board of RegentsMark Schlissel, President Coleman

    Video of the regents’ meeting

  6. January 24, 2014

    Regent remarks about the appointment of Mark Schlissel

    Remarks by U-M regents regarding the appointment of Dr. Mark S. Schlissel as the 14th president of the university.

  7. January 24, 2014

    President Mary Sue Coleman’s remarks regarding Mark Schlissel

    I want to join in the tremendous enthusiasm about the naming of Mark Schlissel as the university’s 14th president. I’m thrilled they picked another biochemist!

  8. January 24, 2014

    Remarks by Mark Schlissel on his appointment as U-M president

    I am both excited and greatly honored to have been selected to succeed Mary Sue Coleman as the 14th president of the University of Michigan.

  9. January 24, 2014

    Campus leaders express enthusiasm about presidential choice

    Dr. Mark Schlissel’s selection as the next U-M president sparked excitement among leaders from around the university.

    • A look at the next president’s background

  10. January 24, 2014

    New president has wide range of experience

    Dr. Mark Schlissel’s career in the field of education is marked by service in a wide range of academic and administrative roles.