Jul 31, 2026 | Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter, Faculty Senate News, Faculty Senate Spotlights
From the Chair of the Faculty Senate From the Chair of the Faculty Senate 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: More on AI at UM: SACUA is working on...
Jul 1, 2026 | Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter, Faculty Senate News, Faculty Senate Spotlights
From the Chair of the Faculty Senate From the Chair of the Faculty Senate Dear Faculty Senate Members, I hope your summer days are unfolding as planned! Here is a slightly late June newsletter: OMB Rule on Federal Grants: A proposed rule would make federal...
May 29, 2026 | Faculty Senate Chair Newsletter, Faculty Senate News, Faculty Senate Spotlights
From the Chair of the Faculty Senate From the Chair of the Faculty Senate 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. As this is...
May 1, 2026 | Faculty Senate News, Faculty Senate Spotlights, Featured News, SACUA News, Senate Assembly, University Senate
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 for Support for Faculty and Staff Childcare Needs Results: Yes, 1863 (87.9%); No, 256...
Apr 24, 2025 | Faculty Senate News, Faculty Senate Spotlights, Featured News, SACUA News
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 of them current students and one staff member, by University Human Resources. Employment...
Apr 16, 2025 | Faculty Senate News, Faculty Senate Spotlights, Featured News, Featured Spotlight, SACUA News
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. This week, Dr. Chavous announced that she will soon leave the university and take up the...
