Regents

  1. April 2, 2021

    Remarks of Regent Ronald Weiser

    Full text of remarks by Regent Ronald Weiser.

  2. March 31, 2021

    Board of Regents to meet in special session April 2

    The Board of Regents will meet in a special virtual session at 9:30 a.m. April 2, to address recent events. There will be no public comments at this special meeting.

  3. March 30, 2021

    SACUA approves statement condemning Weiser’s remarks

    The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has approved a statement saying it “strongly rejects and condemns” Regent Ron Weiser’s recent comments to the North Oakland Republican Club.

  4. March 28, 2021

    Leadership statements regarding remarks by Regent Ron Weiser

    A series of statements released over the weekend by President Mark Schlissel, Provost Susan M. Collins, deans, and Regent Ron Weiser address recent, widely reported remarks made by Weiser.

  5. March 25, 2021

    Regents’ remarks regarding changes in U-M investment strategy

    Remarks of Regent Mark J. Bernstein Last February, at our last in-person board meeting before COVID, this board announced that we would consider our investment policy with regard to fossil fuels. I am deeply grateful to my board colleagues, President Schlissel and everyone, especially our exceptional students and faculty, who participated in the thorough, inclusive…
  6. March 25, 2021

    President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman recognized in building naming

    U-M will name the building that houses the Life Sciences Institute after President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman to honor the university’s first woman president and her many accomplishments.

  7. March 25, 2021

    Regents Roundup — March 2021

    Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its March 25 meeting.

  8. March 25, 2021

    Five to receive honorary degrees at Spring Commencement

    Five leaders in the areas of information technology, engineering, human rights and the arts have been recommended to receive honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2021 Spring Commencement.

  9. March 25, 2021

    U-M shifts strategy for natural resources investments

    The university’s investment strategy will focus more on renewable energy, stop investing in certain fossil fuel-based funds and halt direct investments in publicly traded companies that are the largest greenhouse gas contributors.

  10. March 22, 2021

    Board of Regents to conduct virtual meeting March 25

    The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet virtually at 4 p.m. March 25, consistent with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.