“The Geopolitics of Academic Freedom:
The View from the Frontline”
36th Annual Davis, Markert, Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom
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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
Resolution to Reaffirm Shared Governance in Instruction
Resolution to Reaffirm Shared Governance in Instruction We call for faculty to have the determinative role in instructional decisions, including those about curriculum, grading,...
Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter- 9/30/2026
Dear Faculty Senate Members,
I hope the first month of the academic year went well for you! In Faculty Senate news…
Statement Against Violence, Intimidation, and Harassment
Recently, some members of the University of Michigan community have been visited at night by anonymous groups who reportedly banged on doors, shined lights through windows, made...
Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter- 9/1/2026
Welcome to the Academic Year 2026-27! I hope your summers were productive and/or relaxing, as you intended them to be. This is the first Faculty Senate Chair newsletter of the Fall semester.
Statement Congratulating President-Elect C. Cybele Raver as 17th President
Statement Congratulating President-Elect C. Cybele Raver as 17th President On behalf of the faculty of the University of Michigan, the Senate Advisory Committee on University...
Announcing the 2026 Awardees
The Faculty Senate Office is pleased to announce the 2026 awardees for five awards.
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:
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November 2, 2026
3:00 – 4:45 pm
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October 12, 2026
3:00 – 4:45 pm
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October 26, 2026
3:15 – 5:00 pm
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September 21, 2026
3:15 – 5:00 pm
University Senate
NEXT MEETING:
November 9, 2026
3:15 — 5:00 pm
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April 27, 2026
3:15 – 5:00 pm