For a second year in a row, the University of Michigan Council for Disability Concerns’ Investing in Ability series of events will explore disability as a dimension of diversity. The 2017 theme, “Diversity Includes Disability,” was retained by the committee to continue the conversation about the benefits of being responsive to those with disabilities. Investing Read more

Rackham Graduate School is thrilled to announce the hiring of Edmund Graham as the School’s first Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Coordinator. In this role—which is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation—Graham will assist with the strategic development of partnerships between the University of Michigan and other MSIs in an effort Read more

With most students away from campus, summer usually provides schools, colleges and units an opportunity to break from the rigorous pace of the academic year. That’s not been the case for the University of Michigan’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. All summer long, the staff has been hard at work preparing for a busy Read more

The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts is about to start the third year of a pilot a program aimed at helping students overcome the digital divide. Susan Perreault, director of student recruitment for the LSA, and Gretchen Kopmanis, Information Technology specialist with LSA, have been the driving force behind the multiunit team Read more

With the backdrop of a tumultuous presidential election and a tense political climate both locally and nationally, a recent survey by University of California-Los Angeles revealed that more than one-third of University of Michigan freshmen consider themselves in the “middle of the road” when it comes to their political orientation. The Freshman Survey is an Read more

The University of Michigan will launch a new financial aid program for in-state students that offers a “Go Blue Guarantee” of free tuition for up to four years for students with family income of up to $65,000. Read the full story

Four individuals, two students and two members of the staff and faculty in the University of Michigan School of Information, have been honored with the first-ever UMSI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards. Read more at the School of Information

Internships have increasingly become an important part of the college experience. They afford students the chance to apply what they’ve learned on campus, be exposed to the workplace and all that entails, and build meaningful connections that help them begin developing their professional networks as they pave the way to their first position out of Read more

The University of Michigan maintained its ranking as the top U.S. public university in the QS World University Rankings for 2017-18, and ranked 21st among all institutions on the list, moving up two spots from last year in the ranking released Thursday. Read the full story

The regents of the University of Michigan have approved the selection of Fiona Lee, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and a professor of psychology, as the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts’ associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and professional development. Her new role will begin on July 1, 2017. “I am thrilled to welcome Read more