Regents

  1. September 23, 2021

    Prosser, Thün join OVPR leadership team as research AVPs

    Lisa Prosser and Geoffrey Thün have joined the Office of the Vice President for Research and will play lead roles in advancing research and scholarship around the health sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts.

  2. September 23, 2021

    DPSS issues update on status of task force recommendations

    The Division of Public Safety and Security has outlined its progress on implementing a number of recommendations identified by the Advancing Public Safety at U-M Task Force.

  3. September 23, 2021

    Ann Arbor campus COVID activity trending downward

    The number of COVID-19 cases on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus is trending downward as the university community rounds out its first month of a more traditional fall experience with robust in-person teaching and events. 

  4. August 2, 2021

    Professor emerita Ilene Forsyth gives $6.25M to expand art history studies

    LSA is expanding U-M’s global footprint in art history studies with the announcement of a new $6.25 million gift from Ilene Forsyth, professor emerita of history of art and a U-M alumna.

  5. July 15, 2021

    Remarks regarding U-M’s approach to dealing with sexual misconduct

    Comments from University of Michigan regents and others regarding the university’s changes in how it will address sexual and gender-based misconduct. Board of Regents Chair Jordan Acker This is an important day for the University and our community. Today we continue the process of holding the University of Michigan accountable for harms that happened on…
  6. July 15, 2021

    Addressing sexual misconduct at U-M

    U-M has announced sweeping revisions to how it will address sexual misconduct, including the creation of a new office with significant new resources for support, education and prevention.

  7. July 15, 2021

    U-M overhauls its approach to addressing sexual misconduct

    Revisions to how U-M will address sexual misconduct include the creation of the new Equity, Civil Rights and Title IX Office, with significant new resources for support, education and prevention.

  8. July 15, 2021

    Working group to develop cultural change process, survey U-M community

    The university has established a working group on culture change to create an environment of mutual respect and accountability that is free of retaliation, where everyone can feel safe to report misconduct and feel supported throughout the process.

  9. July 15, 2021

    Policy prohibits most supervisor-employee relationships

    U-M has put in place a best-in-class policy that prohibits a supervisor from initiating or attempting to initiate an intimate relationship with anyone they supervise.

  10. July 15, 2021

    Revised policy adds process for revoking emeritus status

    The university has revised its policy on emeritus and emerita status for retired faculty members to include, for the first time, a process to revoke that status for misconduct or other compelling circumstances.