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...
Faculty Supports SACUA Statement Condemning Recent Statements by Regent Weiser
SACUA issued a statement condemning recent statements made by Regent Weiser. Faculty Senate members, lecturers, and clinical faculty had the opportunity to endorse the statement through an...
Video Link Available: 30th Anniversary DMN Academic and Intellectual Freedom Lecture
Access the Recording of the Event On February 16, 2021, the Faculty Senate hosted the 30th Annual Davis, Markert, and Nickerson Academic and Intellectual Freedom Lecture. To commemorate this special...
SACUA Response to Political Violence
At its January 11, 2021 meeting, SACUA affirmed the SACUA Response to Political Violence with six votes in favor and one abstention.
Faculty Senate Meeting Votes and Sentiment Ballots: The Results Are In
Faculty had the opportunity to weigh in on motions that were brought to a vote at the Faculty Senate meeting on September 16. See the link below to view the results from the Faculty Senate meeting....
9-16-20 Faculty Senate Meeting
The recording of the September 16, 2020, Faculty Senate Meeting is available.
Faculty Senate Spotlight
The current Faculty Senate Spotlight features Professor Kanakadurga Singer. Professor Singer graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 2002 and then continued her training in...
Faculty Senate Spotlight
This month's Faculty Senate Spotlight features Professor Keith Riles, H. Richard Crane Collegiate Professor of Physics in the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts. He has been at the...
Open Letter on Fall Re-Opening
The Senate Chair has shared an open letter created by a faculty member in Physics with Senate Assembly members so they can sign the letter if they wish, and share it with colleagues in their units....
Who Owns Course Content?
Some faculty members have asked who owns course content, including recorded lectures. The Faculty Senate Office obtained the answer to this question from the Center for Academic Innovation. Faculty...
Faculty Senate Survey Complete
In July, the Faculty Senate Office ran a Faculty Senate Survey for Fall Semester Instructional Planning on behalf of SACUA to solicit input from Faculty Senate members. 875 responses were received....
Faculty Senate Town Hall
Faculty Senate hosted a virtual Town Hall on July 8 attended by President Mark Schlissel and Interim Provost Susan Collins. Over six hundred faculty members joined the meeting to hear remarks from...
Faculty Senate Spotlight
This month’s Faculty Senate Spotlight features Deirdre Spencer, Librarian for History of Art, University Library, and a member of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). Ms....