News & Communications

November 2, 2024

The University of Michigan is the first higher education institution to integrate AI-powered Coursera Coach into an open online course on the Coursera platform. Learn more about Coursera Coach The tool leverages course materials, such as videos, PDFs, articles and other files, to create customizable rubrics that ensure learners fully understand and relate the content to their experience. Learners engage in back-and-forth conversations with the AI tool, answering questions to demonstrate comprehension.

November 1, 2024

The University of Michigan’s Arts Initiative has announced musician, composer and scholar Rhiannon Giddens will be its inaugural U-M Artist-in-Residence. The new program aims to bring extraordinary, innovative artists to campus in order to create, grow and impact the world while engaging the university community in the transformative power of the arts.

October 25, 2024

President Santa J. Ono has appointed James DeVaney to be the special adviser to the president for academic innovation to help advance life-changing education, a key impact area of the Vision 2034 strategic plan. DeVaney will work closely with the university’s leadership in the newly created role and continue to serve as the founding executive director of the Center for Academic Innovation and associate vice provost for academic innovation.

October 24, 2024

The University of Michigan furthered its commitment to climate action during fiscal year 2024 through a variety of efforts to support universitywide carbon neutrality and a shared culture of sustainability, according to an annual report on sustainability and climate action.

October 21, 2024

The Duderstadt Center Gallery, 2281 Bonisteel Blvd. on North Campus, will be transformed into a pop-up Ann Arbor City Clerk’s office for registration and voting in Ann Arbor. The site will provide comprehensive, non-partisan voting assistance, where students, faculty and staff can ask questions, register to vote, update their registration details, pick up an absentee ballot and cast their votes early.

October 21, 2024

A recent library survey revealed that some people in the university community aren’t aware they have full access to the U-M Library. Everyone with a current Mcard can use the library’s spaces, services, expertise, events, exhibits, and one of the most comprehensive collections in the world.

October 18, 2024

The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted Oct. 17 to adopt a bylaw establishing a new policy of institutional neutrality for university leaders. The move means the university will adopt a heavy presumption against institutional statements on political and social issues that are not directly connected to internal university functions.

October 15, 2024

The University of Michigan has made progress in several key areas related to diversity, equity and inclusion during the past year, according to the Year One DEI 2.0 Progress Report released Oct. 15.