News Stories

January 8, 2016

Diversity planning moving forward all across campus

As the university community gears up for the winter semester, units across the Ann Arbor campus are moving into phase two of the universitywide diversity strategic…

January 8, 2016

The gender gap in venture capital explored

Gender bias in venture capital, particularly in Silicon Valley, has grabbed a number of headlines with stories of challenges that women-led startups face. New research by…

January 5, 2016

University policy update aims to improve disability protections

The university’s employment policy for individuals with disabilities has been updated to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The act helps protect people with…

December 17, 2015

Regents approve new Central Campus multicultural center

The University of Michigan will build a new multicultural center near the heart of campus to serve students of many cultural identities. The Board of Regents…

December 14, 2015

U-M course challenges students to learn about Native American culture through immersion

Surely Indian isn’t the right word, several wrote, as they had been taught growing up that the politically correct term is Native American. A couple of…

December 8, 2015

University designates $90,000 to program for Ethiopian scholars

The University of Michigan’s offices of the president and the provost have designated $90,000 to the African Studies Center for its U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS)…

December 7, 2015

Cajun culture and a desire to help guide police officer

Kaitlin Deslatte grew up in Centerville on the Cajun Coast 80 miles southwest of New Orleans, where grandparents are “maw maw” and “paw paw,” and brown…

December 1, 2015

Innovative gardens help manage stormwater, beautify Detroit

On the former sites of vacant Detroit homes, University of Michigan researchers and their partners have built innovative gardens that help manage stormwater while removing neighborhood…

November 19, 2015

Schlissel, Diggs thank U-M community for engagement on diversity

President Mark Schlissel and Board of Regents Chair Shauna Ryder Diggs thanked the University of Michigan community Thursday for engaging in the many Diversity Summit events…