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The Faculty Senate Office is the administrative home for Faculty Senate, Senate Assembly, and SACUA. The current structure of Central Faculty Governance has been in place for over fifty years. Through Faculty Senate, Senate Assembly, and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA), University faculty members have the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns about University policy and other matters of University-wide concern.
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Central Faculty Governance Newsletters
Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter – 07/31/2026
Dear Faculty Senate Members,
My hope was to keep these newsletters down to no more than 5 topics each, but it crept up to 6 this month:
Clinical Faculty Concerns: Summary and Forward Path
Clinical track faculty were admitted to the University of Michigan Faculty Senate in 2023 (at the same time that lecturers, curators, and archivists were admitted). There are...
Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter – 07/01/2026
Dear Faculty Senate Members,
I hope your summer days are unfolding as planned! Here is a slightly late June newsletter:
Statement Concerning Regent Acker
Now that a formal investigation and Regent Jordan Acker’s own remarks have verified earlier allegations of obscene comments he made about an undergraduate UM student, among...
Statement on Faculty Representation in the 2026 Presidential Search
With a new presidential search now underway, and in keeping with the November 2025 resolution of the Faculty Senate, we request that a member of SACUA or a SACUA designee be...
Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter – 05/29/2026
Dear Faculty Senate Members,
It is a great honor to be elected to serve as your Faculty Senate Chair. I pledge to bring to the role all of the heart, mind, and will that I can muster.
Statement from Professor Derek Peterson
Statement from Professor Derek Peterson[1] [1] This statement is my own, acting in my individual capacity and not on behalf of the University, the Faculty Senate, or the Senate...
University Senate Vote Results- April 27, 2026
A Faculty Senate meeting took place on Monday, April 27, 2026. The text and vote results of all motions are available here and, individually, below: Motion 1: Resolution Calling...
Statement Concerning Regent Jordan Acker
Statement Concerning Regent Jordan Acker The Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs has reviewed the recently-published report concerning Regent Acker’s communications...
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