November 25, 2024
Provost’s Seminar offers student mental health strategies »
Ways that University of Michigan faculty and staff can support the growing number of students with mental health challenges were highlighted at the fall Provost’s Seminar on Teaching on Nov. 21.
November 19, 2024
Report ranks U-M as a top U.S. university for studying abroad »
The University of Michigan is the country’s top-ranked public university when it comes to studying abroad and No. 2 in the nation overall, according to a new report.
November 12, 2024
Michigan Sustainability Community offers living‑learning experience »
The new year will bring new opportunities when recruiting begins for more than 100 undergraduate students a year to participate in a program devoted to sustainable living and education.
November 2, 2024
AI-powered Coursera Coach aids interactive instruction »
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
Rhiannon Giddens named Arts Initiative’s first U-M Artist-in-Residence »
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
James DeVaney named special adviser for academic innovation »
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
U-M publishes third annual climate and sustainability report »
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
Second Campus Voting Hub opens; early voting starts Oct. 26 »
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.