Campus News
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September 2, 2014
Past U-M inauguration speeches have focused on values, visions
A look at how presidents through the years have used their inaugurations to reinforce the values of the academy, challenge professors and students to address pressing global issues and share their visions for the institution’s future.
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September 2, 2014
Nominations sought for Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award
Nominations are being accepted for the annual Distinguished Diversity Leaders Award, which recognizes extraordinary achievement by staff in supporting diversity.
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September 2, 2014
Symposium: Sustaining the biomedical research enterprise
Inauguration day will begin with a symposium marking what is being described as one of the most hopeful and exciting times in biomedical discovery.
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September 2, 2014
Symposium: Privacy and identity in a hyperconnected society
The second symposium of inauguration day will focus on another important social issue: personal privacy.
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September 2, 2014
Inauguration events to mark installation of President Schlissel
Friday is inauguration day. With a ceremony steeped in tradition and symposia addressing some of the pressing issues facing higher education, Mark S. Schlissel will be officially installed as U-M’s 14th president.
• Schedule of events
• Tickets still available
• Watch it online
• Symposia to explore issues of biomedical research and personal privacy
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August 30, 2014
Schlissel tells new students, “We begin our Michigan journey together”
President Mark Schlissel told incoming students and their parents Friday that the Class of 2018 “will always have a very special place in my heart.”
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August 29, 2014
Obituary: Patricia Smith Yaeger
Patricia Smith Yaeger died of ovarian cancer July 25, 2014. A member of the University of Michigan Departments of English and Women’s Studies since 1990, Smith
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August 28, 2014
Och gift impacts students at Ross School of Business, Athletics
The university has announced the creation of the Och Initiative for Women in Finance in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business.
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August 28, 2014
New program, office to advance digital education and innovation
The university has established an Office of Digital Education and Innovation to help faculty experiment with programs, technology, digital communities, learning analytics and other innovations.
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August 28, 2014
PHOTOS: Starting a new year
A look at the the welcome ceremony and information fair for new graduate students, and the president’s open house and ice cream social.
