Global Engagement

  1. February 28, 2024

    New U-M website documents war crimes in Ukraine

    U-M’s Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia has created Ukraine Testifies, an online digital archive of documented human rights violations, war crimes and atrocities in Ukraine.

  2. February 15, 2024

    Environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey to receive Wallenberg Medal

    Nnimmo Bassey, a global environmental activist, will receive U-M’s 2024 Wallenberg Medal and deliver the 29th Wallenberg Lecture at a ceremony Sept. 10.

  3. December 12, 2023

    Grants aim to increase faculty-led education-abroad experiences

    Two new grant programs from the Office of the Provost aim to encourage the development of new faculty-led education-abroad programs at U-M.

  4. December 6, 2023

    Insurance, support resources available for international travel

    As travel season approaches, current faculty and staff are encouraged to register international travel and enroll in travel-abroad health insurance, even for personal travel.

  5. November 16, 2023

    Nominations sought for president’s international education award

    The Office of the President is seeking nominations for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education. The nominating deadline is Feb. 9, 2024.

  6. November 14, 2023

    Kinesiology professor brings compassion, hope to refugee children

    Michal Lorenc, clinical assistant professor of sport management in the School of Kinesiology, has been helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland and in Ukraine.

  7. November 13, 2023

    U-M ranks among leaders nationwide for students studying abroad

    U-M ranks in the top 10 among U.S. higher education institutions with the most students studying abroad and No. 2 among Big Ten universities, according to a new report.

  8. November 13, 2023

    LSA international studies graduate named 2024 Rhodes Scholar

    LSA graduate Emmanuel Orozco Castellanos has been named a 2024 Rhodes Scholar, one of 32 Americans chosen to win scholarships to Oxford University.

  9. October 31, 2023

    U-M expands collaboration with Aga Khan University

    Princess Zahra Aga Khan and representatives from Aga Khan University’s campuses in Pakistan and Kenya visited U-M to mark the expansion of ongoing collaborative efforts between the two institutions.

  10. October 16, 2023

    Museum’s snake specimens form world’s largest research collection

    The Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of scientifically priceless reptile and amphibian specimens, including roughly 30,000 snakes preserved in glass jars.