June 27, 2019
Wallenberg Medal goes to journalist, documentarian Safa Al Ahmad
Safa Al Ahmad, a Saudi Arabian journalist and documentary filmmaker, will receive the 2019 Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan.
Campus News
June 24, 2019
Campus briefs
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital ranks among best in nationJune 24, 2019
Spotlight: Medical, public health professor encourages thinking before knowledge
For Sofia Merajver, age is no indicator of ability.
June 20, 2019
Regents Roundup — June 2019
The Board of Regents approved the following items at its meeting June 20.
June 20, 2019
Regents approve lowest in-state tuition increase for Ann Arbor in six years
In its efforts to support access and affordability for the University of Michigan’s in-state students and families, the Board of Regents approved a budget for the Ann Arbor campus June 20 that includes the smallest in-state tuition increase in six years.
June 20, 2019
UM-Flint budget focuses on academic priorities, access, transparency
The budget for the upcoming year at UM-Flint focuses on the university’s top priorities: supporting academic priorities, ensuring access and student support, and increasing cost transparency.
The $117.6 million general fund budget, approved June 20 by the Board of Regents, outlines spending for the 2020 fiscal year that begins July 1.
June 20, 2019
Increased financial aid, new technology featured in UM-Dearborn budget
Greater investment in financial aid, the university’s instructional mission, technology improvements and student engagement programs highlight UM-Dearborn’s fiscal year 2020 budget.
The Board of Regents approved the plan June 20.
June 20, 2019
Michigan Medicine shares expected positive financial results for FY ’19
Michigan Medicine is projecting an anticipated 3.8 percent operating margin — $178 million on forecasted operating revenues of $4.7 billion — for the end of the 2019 fiscal year.
June 20, 2019
$10M estate gift to support efforts at LSA, Ross School of Business
The Patricia W. Mitchell Trusts have made a combined $50 million gift to three universities, including the University of Michigan, to ensure that future generations of students will be prepared creatively, financially and ethically to lead the industries that will comprise the media landscape of the future.
June 20, 2019
Michigan Athletics projects balanced budget for coming fiscal year
The University of Michigan Athletic Department expects a budget surplus of $1 million for the current fiscal year and projects a balanced budget for the coming fiscal year that begins July 1.
June 20, 2019
Stephen Forrest named Henry Russel Lecturer for 2020
Stephen R. Forrest, a scientist who has made breakthrough advances in understanding how the behavior of light and electrons may be controlled, has been selected as U-M’s 2020 Henry Russel Lecturer.
June 20, 2019
Sascha Matish chosen to lead Academic Human Resources
Sascha Matish is the next associate vice provost and senior director of Academic Human Resources at the University of Michigan. Her appointment was approved June 20 by the Board of Regents.
June 20, 2019
Todd Baily named AVP for development, campaign strategy, initiatives
Todd Baily, campaign director for the university’s $5.28 billion Victors for Michigan campaign, has been named associate vice president for development, campaign strategy and initiatives in the Office of University Development.
June 19, 2019
Obituary: Wilbert (Bill) J. McKeachie
Wilbert (Bill) J. McKeachie, professor emeritus of psychology, LSA, and research scientist emeritus in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, passed away peacefully in the company of loved ones on June 12. He was 97.
June 20, 2019
Clements Library receives $10M gift for directorship, rare book room
For nearly 100 years, the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library has housed one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of early American History in the world.
June 18, 2019
U-M again is top U.S. public university in QS World Rankings
The University of Michigan maintained its ranking as the top U.S. public university in the QS World University Rankings for 2019-20, and ranked 21st among all institutions on the list, moving down one spot from last year in the ranking released Tuesday.
June 20, 2019
Brian Smith named associate vice president for finance
Brian T. Smith has been named associate vice president for finance for the University of Michigan.
His appointment, effective July 15, was approved Thursday by the Board of Regents. Smith succeeds Nancy Hobbs, who retired from the university last November.
June 20, 2019
Debasish Dutta selected as next chancellor at UM-Flint
Debasish Dutta has been selected as the new chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint. His five-year appointment was approved June 20 by the Board of Regents.
June 20, 2019
Anne Curzan to become dean of LSA effective Sept. 1
Anne Curzan, associate dean for the humanities and a recognized expert in language and linguistics, has been appointed dean of LSA, the University of Michigan’s largest academic unit.
Her appointment, approved June 20 by the Board of Regents, is effective Sept. 1 and runs through June 30, 2024.
June 14, 2019
Obituary: Niara Sudarkasa
Niara Sudarkasa, née Gloria Albertha Marshall, affectionately known as “Madam President,” and former director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan, died May 31 after a long struggle with several chronic diseases.
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