Welcome to the Home of Central Faculty Governance at the University of Michigan
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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News
Central Faculty Governance Newsletters
SACUA Letter Regarding Recent Terminations
April 16, 2025 Amy Grier Associate Director University Human Resources Dear Ms. Grier, We write to share our concerns about the suspension and termination of five employees, four...
SACUA Letter of Commendation For Dr. Tabbye Chavous
April 16, 2025 Dear Faculty Colleagues, We write to share our deep appreciation for our colleague Dr. Tabbye Chavous, the University of Michigan’s Chief Diversity Officer....
Event Announcement: Dear Colleagues Lecture Series
April 4th, 12-1pm Dear Colleagues: Diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives are legally defensible and here is how higher education should respond. Recent Executive Orders...
Statement of Support
March 18, 2025 Dear Faculty Senate members, We are deeply troubled by the vandalism at Provost McCauley’s home in the early hours of Sunday morning this week. An object was...
Event Announcement: Film Screening – The Palestine Exception
When: April 7th, 2025- 6:30-8:30pm Where: North Quade, Space 2435, 101 S State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, 48103 REGISTER HERE
Event Announcement: STRIKE!: Histories and Futures of Activism at UM
STRIKE! is a 2-day teach-in commemorating the 55th anniversary of the Black Action Movement (BAM) Strike. We will consider lessons from the history of social justice and...
SACUA letter – Institutional Norm of Decentralization
March 11, 2025 Dear Regents, President Ono, and Executive Vice Presidents, We, members of SACUA, write to express objections to the recently announced policy that requires...
EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: What are the driving forces behind hatred?
This panel discussion will highlight the connecting threads between forms of ethno-religious hatred, like Islamophobia and antisemitism, and examine the prospects for overcoming...
Statement in Support
Statement in Support of Valued Members of Our Community We write in the face of the recent barrage of executive orders targeting 2SLGBTQIA+ people, particularly trans and...
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