Announcing the 2023 Awardees
The Faculty Senate Office is pleased to announce the 2023 awardees for four awards. Distinguished Faculty Governance Award: Natalia V. Czap Chair, Department of Social Sciences and Professor of...
2034 Strategic Visioning Process: Faculty Senate Input Session Headlines
As part of the 2034 Vision Process, a Faculty Senate Input Session was held at the Michigan League on April 14, 2023. Faculty offered their perspectives on the University of Michigan’s vision moving...
Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship 2022-2023
We are pleased to share details of the 2022-2023 recipients of the Faculty Undergraduate Scholarships. The 2022-2023 scholarship report for the UM Faculty Undergraduate Scholarship Fund, with...
Resolution: Senate Expansion to Admit Clinical Professors, Lecturers, Archivists, and Curators
Senate Expansion to Admit Clinical Professors, Lecturers, Archivists, and Curators The University Senate is considering a resolution that would expand the University Senate to include Clinical...
University Senate: Amendment to include Lecturers
Vote Results On May 28th, the University Senate concluded voting on an Amendment to Include Lecturers to revise the proposed Senate expansion resolution. The Amendment passed, with ~61% voting in...
University Senate Special Meeting – May 25, 2023
University SenateSpecial MeetingThursday, May 25, 2023, 3:00 - 5:00 pm Summary The University Senate will convene for a special meeting on Thursday, May 25, 2023, 3:00-5:00 pm. This...
Senate Assembly Resolution: Senate Expansion
Senate Expansion to Admit Clinical Professors, Archivists, and Curators The Senate Assembly has passed a resolution that would expand the University Senate to include Clinical Professors,...
SACUA Statement on the Role of the Faculty Regarding Grading
SACUA has issued the following statement on the Role of the Faculty Regarding Grading: Associate Dean Tim McKay, in an email on April 17, 2023, indicates that the administration is expecting and...
Senate Assembly Resolution: Land Acknowledgement Monument
The University of Michigan University Senate Senate Assembly Resolution # 041723-2 WHEREAS it is universally acknowledged that the grant of lands by the Anishinaabeg (including Ojibwa, Odawa, and...
SACUA Statement Regarding the GEO Negotiations
SACUA has issued the following statement regarding the GEO negotiations: We are writing to ask for a speedy negotiation between the university administration and GEO. We support both fair wages and...
Senate Assembly Votes on Four Restructuring Proposals
Following its meeting on March 20, 2023 , the Senate Assembly voted on four Senate restructuring proposals. The vote was to select the most favored model to be used as the framework for an...
SACUA Membership While Holding Certain University Leadership Positions
SACUA has adopted the following rule related to being a SACUA member while also holding certain leadership positions: Conflicts of Interest Specific Rule: SACUA Membership While Holding...
Faculty Senate Restructuring Discussion Update
As a first step of moving the senate restructuring discussion to a vote, the Senate Assembly voted on February 9th regarding which groups to continue considering this Winter term within the Senate...
Senate Assembly: Anti-Racism Statement Regarding Those of Asian & Pacific Islander Descent
The Senate Assembly has issued the following statement in regards to the recent escalation in anti-Asian sentiment: Whereas Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the...
SACUA Statement: Negotiations between the University of Michigan and the GEO
SACUA has issued the following statement in response to recent GEO negotiations: Graduate Employees’ Organization has had legitimate concerns about the need for open and inclusive negotiations, a...
University Senate Meeting – November 21, 2022
The 2022 University Senate meeting was held on Monday, November 21, 2022, 3:15-5:00 pm. Below are the agenda, related meeting materials, and a request for feedback on the Faculty Senate...
Palm Oil Documentary Screening
Title: In the Land of Palm, Film Screening and Panel Discussion Brief event description: This event is organized by Palm to Palm: a student-led, tri-campus initiative dedicated to ending the...
Statement on the Passing of H. Chandler Davis
With great sadness, utmost respect, and deep sympathy for his family, we acknowledge the passing of H. Chandler Davis, courageous, stalwart and lifelong champion of academic and intellectual freedom...
October 4, 2021 Faculty Senate Meeting Voting Results
A Faculty Senate meeting took place on Monday, October 4. Over 350 faculty senate members participated via Zoom, 22 faculty senate members attended in person, and over 900 people viewed the livestream.
Faculty Senate Meeting Scheduled
A Faculty Senate meeting has been scheduled for Monday, October 4 from 3:15 to 5:00 pm. The meeting will take place in person at Honigman Auditorium at the Law School and via Zoom. Faculty Senate...