University Senate Meeting

November 9, 2026, 3:15 – 5:00pm

Location: University Hall, Ruthven Bldg., Rm. 2000 and Zoom

This meeting is open for all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate to participate. The event will be both in person and virtual. The physical location will be in University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building, 1109 Geddes Ave, Room 2000, Ann Arbor, MI. This event is open to both the University of Michigan community and to the community at large. Please note that only current members of the Faculty Senate will be able to speak during the meeting. At the meeting, members will consider resolutions submitted by the Faculty Senate membership in advance of the meeting. All Faculty Senate members will then be invited to vote electronically on the resolutions over a 72-hour period, following the meeting.

Note: “University Senate” and “Faculty Senate” are two terms often used for the same body. The University Senate is the total membership of ~7,800 faculty automatically included in the Senate as a consequence of their faculty appointment. More information about membership is available on our Faculty Senate page.

Register to Attend

In-person attendance is encouraged, if possible, but Zoom attendance is also supported. To attend, please register via the button below:

Meeting Materials

This page will be periodically updated with meeting materials, voting information, and available speaker remarks and slides, once available.

Summary Meeting Agenda

Time	Topic	Action Item
3:15	Come to Order, Overview, Minutes, and Agenda	Approval
3:20	Chair’s Updates
3:30	Remarks, President Domenico Grasso
4:00	Motion 1-8 Motions 1-6 will be allotted nine minutes each. Motions 7 and 8 will be considered together during a six-minute period.	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:59	Matters Arising
5:00	Adjourn

(full agenda with scheduled speakers below)

Remarks for President Grasso

We are very happy to host President Grasso in his last opportunity to address the Faculty Senate. He will make some comments, but there may be time for questions and expressions of thanks and farewell. Please complete this form, if you would be interested in asking a question or making a comment.

Motions

The following motions were submitted on time for inclusion on the agenda:

The full text of all the resolutions can also be found in the meeting packet.

Remarks on Motions

All Faculty Senate members are invited to request an opportunity to be a scheduled speaker by Wednesday, November 4th at 12:00 pm. For each motion, up to two scheduled speakers will be permitted to offer remarks (up to 1.5 minutes), with a preference for scheduling one faculty member for and one against each motion. Scheduled speakers will be added to the full agenda, following the movant for each motion. After the scheduled speakers, the floor will open for general discussion.

Written comments on the motions may also be submitted using this Google form until 5pm November 10th. All written comments will be publicly available through a Google sheet.

Video responses may be emailed to the Faculty Senate Office ([email protected]). Any recorded video statements will be added to a publicly available Google folder for video responses.

Due to the limited amount of time available to discuss these motions during the meeting, members are encouraged to use the Google form to submit written comments or to submit video statements.

Voting on Motions

Please note that electronic voting on any submitted motions will commence shortly after the meeting ends at 5:00 pm. When the ballot opens, all Faculty Senate members will be emailed an invitation to vote at vote.umich.edu. Voting will remain open for 72 hours.

Important Notice About Electronic Voting on Procedural Motions During the Meeting

Please note that, in order to vote on additional procedural motions during the meeting, you will need a smartphone or laptop capable of navigating to vote.umich.edu. While there may be no need for a procedural vote, please come prepared with a smartphone or laptop if you are attending in person.

Meeting Agenda

(Meeting Packet)

Time	Topic	Action Item
3:15	Come to Order, Overview, Minutes, and Agenda	Approval
3:20	Chair’s Updates
3:30	Remarks, President Domenico Grasso
4:00	Chair’s Report: SACUA Call for Salary Adjustments to Account for Inflation and Compensation at Peer Universities Motion 1: Call for Salary Adjustments to Account for Inflation and Compensation at Peer Universities (link) Movant: Kirsten Herold, SACUA Vice Chair Additional Scheduled Speakers: #1 TBD #2 TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:09	Motion 2: Motion Calling for Best Practices, Accountability and Transparency in Protecting Victims of Sexual Assault at U-M (link) Movant: Jordan Siegel, Professor of Strategy, Stephen M Ross School of Business Additional Scheduled Speakers: #1 TBD #2 TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:18	Motion 3: Resolution Supporting GEO and Calling on U-M to Bargain in Good Faith (link) Movant: Craig Smith, Librarian, University Library Additional Scheduled Speakers: #1 TBD #2 TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:27	Motion 4: Resolution on Palestine Solidarity Activists (the Michigan 8) Facing Repression from the Trump Administration and the University (link) Movant: Adi Saleem, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and Judaic Studies, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Additional Scheduled Speakers: #1 TBD #2 TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:36	Motion 5: Instructional Decision-making Belongs to the Faculty (link) Movant: Julie Boland, Professor of Psychology and Linguistics, LSA Additional Scheduled Speakers: #1 TBD #2 TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:45	Motion 6: Motion Calling for Greater Transparency Around U-M Ann Arbor General Fund Budget (link) Movant: Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Professor, Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, College of Engineering Additional Scheduled Speakers: #1 TBD #2 TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:54	Motions 7 (link) & 8 (link): Proposed Bylaw Updates Movant: TBD Open Discussion	Electronic Voting Starts at 5:30 pm (Open for all University Senate members for 72 hours)
4:59	New Business
5:00	Adjourn

Additional Provision on Voting:
In the event that substantive amendments to motions are offered during the University Senate meeting that cannot be resolved before the meeting ends, voting will first consist of a 72-hour period regarding the proposed amendments, followed as soon as practical afterwards by a 72-hour period on the motions, as amended.

Motion Submission

Pursuant to University Senate rules, the deadline for faculty member submissions of motions or resolutions for consideration is October 26th at 11:59pm. Each resolution must be moved by a minimum of three members of the Faculty Senate: the movant and two supporting members. Please submit any motions or resolutions by email to the Secretary of the Senate at [email protected]. The formatting does not need to be final at the time of submission. The Faculty Senate Office will help format resolutions before distribution to the full Senate. During the meeting, only motions submitted before the deadline, or motions of a procedural nature, will be considered. All of the motions submitted within the deadline will be included on the meeting agenda.

Tech Assistance

If you have difficult joining the Zoom webinar or otherwise are in need of technical assistance, please contact us using the following email: [email protected].

Accessibility

We aim to make Faculty Senate meetings accessible to all participants. Human-generated live transcription for virtual attendees and American Sign Language interpreters, in the room, will be requested. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate, please notify [email protected] with as much notice as possible.