Regents
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March 25, 2021
Regents Roundup — March 2021
Other items approved by the Board of Regents at its March 25 meeting.
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March 25, 2021
Five to receive honorary degrees at Spring Commencement
Five leaders in the areas of information technology, engineering, human rights and the arts have been recommended to receive honorary degrees at the Ann Arbor campus’ 2021 Spring Commencement.
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March 25, 2021
U-M shifts strategy for natural resources investments
The university’s investment strategy will focus more on renewable energy, stop investing in certain fossil fuel-based funds and halt direct investments in publicly traded companies that are the largest greenhouse gas contributors.
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March 22, 2021
Board of Regents to conduct virtual meeting March 25
The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet virtually at 4 p.m. March 25, consistent with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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February 18, 2021
Guidepost to help U-M draft values statement, update policies
The consulting firm Guidepost Solutions will work with campus leaders, faculty and key staff to help develop a “statement of shared values, ethics and standards” for U-M.
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February 18, 2021
Statement by Board of Regents Chair Denise Ilitch
Statement by Board of Regents Chair Denise Ilitch regarding the ongoing work around efforts to address sexual misconduct.
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February 18, 2021
Regents approve five as 2021 Arthur F. Thurnau Professors
The five U-M faculty members named Arthur F. Thurnau Professors, approved by the Board of Regents, are Branko Kerkez, Sarah C. Koch, Richard L. Lewis, Stephen M. Ward and M. Remi Yergeau.
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February 18, 2021
Search underway for next EVP and CFO; interim announced
President Mark Schlissel has appointed a 14-member advisory committee and launched the search for U-M’s next executive vice president and chief financial officer.
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February 18, 2021
‘Concrete next steps’ to address fossil fuel investments coming, regents say
The Board of Regents will share “concrete next steps” next month aimed at investing the university’s endowment funds “in a way that contributes to the essential transition to a low carbon economy.”
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February 18, 2021
Depression Center enters 20th year with new director
The Board of Regents approved Srijan Sen as the U-M Depression Center’s next director. Sen, previously the center’s associate director, takes the reins from founding director John Greden.
