Regents

  1. December 9, 2021

    Regents Roundup — December 2021

    Other items approved Dec. 9 at the Board of Regents meeting.

  2. December 9, 2021

    U-M creates first robotics department among top 10 engineering schools

    The Board of Regents has approved the creation of the Department of Robotics in the College of Engineering, which will define robotics as a discipline, teaching students the skills needed to help drive an expanding field.

  3. December 9, 2021

    U-M sells downtown Flint building to Genesee County

    U-M will sell the University Tower building on the UM-Flint campus to Genesee County for $8.5 million. The Board of Regents approved the sale Dec. 9. The purchase was approved Dec. 1 by the Genesee County Board of Commissioners.

  4. December 9, 2021

    $40M to renovate Rackham building in Detroit gets regents’ OK

    The Horace H. Rackham Educational Memorial, located in Detroit’s Midtown, will undergo renovations to become the new home to many existing U-M initiatives and programs in the city of Detroit. 

  5. December 9, 2021

    Regents approve plan for computer science and information building

    The Board of Regents approved a schematic drawing for the new 163,000-square-foot Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building on North Campus that will be completed in the summer of 2025.

  6. December 9, 2021

    Aneil Mishra named dean of UM-Flint School of Management

    Aneil K. Mishra, the Thomas D. Arthur Distinguished Professor of Leadership in the College of Business at East Carolina University, will be the next dean of the UM-Flint School of Management.

  7. December 6, 2021

    Board of Regents to meet in-person Dec. 9; livestream available

    The Board of Regents will meet at 3 p.m. Dec. 9, in the Richard L. Postma Family Clubhouse at the U-M Golf Course. Members of the public will also be able to watch a livestream of the meeting.

  8. October 21, 2021

    Regents Roundup — October 2021

    Other items approved Oct. 21 at the Board of Regents meeting.

  9. October 18, 2021

    Regents to conduct Oct. 21 meeting at UM-Flint

    The Board of Regents will meet in person Oct. 21 at the Riverfront Center on the UM-Flint campus, and the meeting also will be viewable via an online livestream.

  10. September 23, 2021

    Regents announce 3 percent raise for U-M president

    The Board of Regents has announced that President Mark Schlissel would get a 3 percent salary increase. The announcement comes as Schlissel begins his eighth academic year leading U-M.