News & Communications

January 29, 2025

In January 2025, new presidential and congressional leadership in Washington D.C. began issuing executive orders, memos and agency guidance, including some with the potential to impact our work and community at University of Michigan. The implications of many of these measures are unclear and will likely depend on how they are interpreted and applied, both by agencies and, ultimately, the courts. The university will post information and resources to this page, and we ask that students, faculty and staff check back often for updates.

January 29, 2025

An agreement between the University of Michigan and Related Companies and Olympia Development of Michigan, developers of a residential housing building near the U-M Center for Innovation in Detroit, could mean more units for U-M faculty, staff and students.

January 28, 2025

The application process is now open for the Office of the Vice Provost for Engaged Learning’s 2025 Engage Detroit Workshops grant program. This grant provides up to $15,000 in funding for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting faculty and staff at the University of Michigan with Detroit communities. The submission deadline is March 9.

January 27, 2025

Members of the University of Michigan community have until Jan. 31 to nominate faculty members for the Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize. Unlike other opportunities to honor overall teaching excellence, this prize draws attention to specific innovations that improve student learning. Now in its 17th year, the TIP competition will award $5,000 each to up to five faculty projects.

January 22, 2025

The following email was sent to students, faculty, and staff  on January 22, 2025, regarding the University of Michigan and the incoming presidential administration. It is published here for your convenience.

January 21, 2025

The MLK Symposium kicked off Jan. 20 with the keynote lecture, a conversation between Alexander and Daphne C. Watkins, a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, and the Letha A. Chadiha Collegiate Professor of Social Work and professor of social work in the School of Social Work.

January 16, 2025

The Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration grant program has awarded a new round of funding to seven faculty-led research projects that range from the role of artists in disability culture to art generated by AI models trained on bird nests.

January 15, 2025

Six University of Michigan research teams have been awarded funding through the Office of the Provost’s Disability Scholarship Initiative. The initiative supports the pursuit of new scholarship aimed at better understanding and addressing the concerns of faculty and staff on the Ann Arbor campus who have disabilities.