August 27, 2024

University gearing up for a new academic year »

Faculty, staff and students return to campus en masse as a new academic year begins Aug. 26. The University Record has published several stories that will help faculty and staff prepare for the fall semester and beyond.

August 26, 2024

U-M highlights updated policies as new school year begins »

As students return to campus for the fall semester, the university has taken steps to highlight existing policies around free speech and create new ones related to student disciplinary procedures and campus operations in order to help provide a safe and supportive campus environment for everyone.

August 22, 2024

Email to faculty: Inclusive Teaching »

I am writing to ask faculty with instructional duties on our campus to give special attention to two areas this semester to ensure we maintain an excellent learning environment.

July 22, 2024

From the Desk of the Provost: July 2024 »

In academia, summer is about performing the rituals of relaxation, reflection, and resolution that, for most others, define the end of the year.  This feels appropriate, since summer is often a time of transition for our colleagues on campus, and we bid farewell to old friends and welcome newcomers all at once. My longtime colleague…

July 22, 2024

Mythbreaking: Adaptive Sports »

Adaptive Sports practice for Track and Field. Photo by Marc-Gregor Campredon Sport can be a unifying language, institutionally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The epitome of this is the way that the Olympics and Paralympics quite literally bridge the world together in celebration of sport. However, sport is not always equitably accessible to everyone, like in…

July 22, 2024

Q+A with Christopher Friese, Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs »

Christopher R. Friese, the Elizabeth Tone Hosmer Professor of Nursing and Professor of Health Management and Policy, began his 5-year term as Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs on June 1, 2024. In partnership with Vice Provost Sara Blair, he is responsible for overseeing core faculty-centered processes, including the promotion and tenure process, as…