News Stories

June 23, 2017

Services for Students with Disabilities partners with groups to create new ways of finding talented workers

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…

June 20, 2017

LSA faculty helps bilingual kids in Southeast Michigan excel in school, connect to community

Every Saturday morning during the school year, 150 young students from all over southeast Michigan, along with their parents, head to Bach Elementary School, settling in…

June 15, 2017

A Resident's Story: Valeria Valbuena adds to Michigan Medicine's diverse workforce

“I hope I get to look back at seven years of work and see that we are leading the way towards creating not only an excellent,…

June 9, 2017

U-M President, chief diversity officer praise DEI leads for early progress

President Mark Schlissel and Robert Sellers, vice provost and chief diversity officer, praised dozens of faculty and staff members at a breakfast celebrating the diversity, equity…

June 9, 2017

U-M remains top U.S. public university in QS World Rankings

The University of Michigan maintained its ranking as the top U.S. public university in the QS World University

May 22, 2017

LSA hires its first Associate Dean of DEI & Professional Development

As associate dean, Fiona Lee will work to ensure that LSA's DEI programs are developed in a timely manner

May 10, 2017

Wolverine Pathways making U-M more accessible to Ypsilanti, Southfield, Detroit youth

Classrooms at Ypsilanti Community High School are usually quiet and empty on Saturdays, but they haven’t been for the past month. Instead, students from several middle…

May 8, 2017

University of Michigan celebrates achievements of Latino/a students

Be true to yourself. Take time to think before changing course. And do not let anyone decide for you what you

April 27, 2017

New LSA postdoc program selects scholars committed to DE&I

The seven fellows will participate in a two-year program, administered by LSA and the National Center for