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September 15, 2020
Schlissel emails Faculty Senate about engagement, policing
President Mark Schlissel says he will establish a faculty group specifically devoted to issues related to COVID-19 on campus, and also is developing a new initiative around public safety and policing.
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September 15, 2020
Schlissel, Collins discuss responses to COVID-19, racial tensions
While acknowledging missteps in how U-M leaders have engaged with the campus community in recent months, President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan M. Collins say they will work hard to restore trust and transparency moving forward.
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September 15, 2020
Testing the deceased could aid virus surveillance, study shows
Testing for the coronavirus on those who have died could supplement other forms of surveillance and serve as a possible early outbreak warning sign, U-M researchers say.
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September 14, 2020
U-M asks court to require that GEO members return to work
President Mark Schlissel said U-M is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would order striking Graduate Employees’ Organization members back to work.
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September 14, 2020
Live conversation set with President Schlissel, Provost Collins
President Mark Schlissel and Provost Susan Collins will conduct a live, online conversation at 1:45 p.m. Sept. 15 as part of their pledge to engage and listen more in order to enhance trust and share information.
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September 14, 2020
Board of Regents to meet publicly online Sept. 17
The Board of Regents will meet virtually at 4 p.m. Sept. 17, consistent with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive directive regarding public meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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September 10, 2020
GEO rejects proposal; U-M adds detail about its position
U-M has shared a more detailed response to the various requests made by the Graduate Employees’ Organization after a proposed agreement between the university and the union was rejected by GEO members.
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September 10, 2020
Vice provost for enrollment management search underway
Provost Susan M. Collins has appointed a 14-member advisory committee and launched the search for U-M’s next vice provost for enrollment management.
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September 8, 2020
Flu shot options available for campus employees
With building closures and social distancing, fewer campus flu shot clinics are available this year, but whether working on campus or remotely, U-M faculty and staff have several options to get a flu vaccination.
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September 7, 2020
GEO votes to strike; U-M says it violates contract, state law
The Graduate Employees’ Organization, representing about 2,000 U-M graduate student instructors and graduate student staff assistants, has voted to go on strike. U-M says the action violates GEO’s contract and state law.
