Global Engagement

  1. March 22, 2017

    Wallenberg Fellow to use children’s stories to pursue social justice

    LSA senior Adelia Davis has been selected as this year’s Wallenberg Fellow, which is given each spring to a graduating senior with exceptional promise and accomplishment to service and the public good.

  2. March 10, 2017

    IT leader Edward Happ to head two new information centers at UMSI

    The School of Information will establish two new information centers to improve communications infrastructure in underserved communities and advance data usage by organizations in those areas.

  3. February 28, 2017

    U-M climbs to No. 4 on Peace Corps top-producer list

    U-M has moved up two spots to No. 4 on the list of colleges and universities that produce the most Peace Corps volunteers. It is the fourth all-time producer of Peace Corps volunteers.

  4. January 19, 2017

    U-M strengthens collaborations with China

    U-M will collaborate with Chinese institutions to advance research, development and deployment of new transportation technologies and cutting-edge innovations.

  5. January 12, 2017

    Professorships recognize 14 faculty members for global health work

    Fourteen faculty members who work across the world to improve public health are the first to be named U-M Professors of Global Public Health. 

  6. December 9, 2016

    New award to recognize international work of faculty, staff

    U-M is looking to recognize faculty and staff who make possible the university’s efforts that contribute each year to helping students go abroad, and work with international students and faculty on campus.

  7. November 16, 2016

    U-M to establish new partnerships with Chinese institutions

    In efforts to solve pressing global issues such as clean and safe water and next-generation transportation, U-M is entering into several agreements with Chinese institutions.

  8. November 14, 2016

    U-M tops the Big Ten in students studying overseas

    U-M has the most students studying abroad among the Big Ten universities and is fifth in the nation among higher education institutions, according to a new report.

  9. November 14, 2016

    International Education Week celebrates benefits of global study

    Double majoring in international and Latin American and Caribbean studies, Ozema Braddock has a lot to celebrate during International Education Week 2016. A first-generation college student from a single parent home, she took three courses abroad and has been to Argentina, Brazil and Chile — one trip per school year. more information International Education Week…
  10. October 15, 2016

    $27M investment to globalize driverless vehicle research

    A $27 million investment from a firm from Shenzhen, China, will strengthen U-M efforts to advance autonomous, connected vehicles and robotic technologies around the world.