Regents

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. July 15, 2021

    Five honored as Distinguished University Professors for 2021

    Five faculty members — Ruth Behar, Nancy G. Love, Joel B. Slemrod, Janet L. Smith and Karen E. Smith — have received one of U-M’s highest honors as Distinguished University Professors.

  4. July 15, 2021

    Four named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professors

    Four U-M professors have been named recipients of the University Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship, as the university more broadly heads toward the next phase of diversity, equity and inclusion strategic planning.

  5. July 15, 2021

    Tilbury joins OVPR to lead strategy on future communities

    Dawn Tilbury has joined the Office of the Vice President for Research to advance a new strategic endeavor that infuses social and technical expertise to address complex challenges facing future communities.

  6. July 15, 2021

    EMU associate dean tapped to lead UM-Flint education school

    Beth Kubitskey, an associate dean at Eastern Michigan University and longtime advocate for the improvement of K-12 teaching and learning in Michigan, has been selected as dean of the School of Education and Human Services at UM-Flint.

  7. July 15, 2021

    Regents Roundup — July 2021

    A roundup of items approved at the July 15 Board of Regents meeting.

  8. July 15, 2021

    Henry Russel Lecturer, award winners named for 2022

    Donald R. Kinder is the 2022 Henry Russel Lecturer, U-M’s highest honor for senior members of its active faculty. Four other faculty members will receive Henry Russel Awards.

  9. July 6, 2021

    Board of Regents to conduct virtual meeting July 15

    The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet virtually at 2 p.m. July 15, consistent with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  10. June 23, 2021

    Proposed bylaw changes open for public comment

    Revisions to the U-M Board of Regents’ Bylaws, and UM-Dearborn Campus Bylaws have been proposed and are posted for public comment before coming before the regents for approval July 15.