News Stories

June 27, 2016

How Mauro Rodriquez went from first-generation high schooler to Ph.D. candidate at U-M

For Mauro Rodriguez, a first generation high school student, college seemed like an impossible dream. The idea

June 23, 2016

U-M President calls SCOTUS ruling on Fisher v. UT-Austin a 'victory' in the fight toward diversifying higher ed

Statement from U-M President Mark Schlissel Decades of research have conclusively demonstrated the benefits of diversity in higher education. Today’s ruling is a victory for all who…

June 23, 2016

New website highlights collaborative efforts among vice provost office's units

The website, ovpeiaa.umich.edu, serves as a gateway for information related to the initiatives and units that report to Sellers’ office, and also highlights the ways in…

June 17, 2016

A Banner Year for Rackham Merit Fellowships

The Rackham Merit Fellowship (RMF) has been one of the Rackham Graduate School’s largest and most successful innovations for enhancing student diversity, and thereby the quality…

June 15, 2016

Engineering students create video highlighting accessibility issues on U-M's campus

Four University of Michigan students studying biomedical engineering. All of them from Troy, Michigan and all of them able-bodied. The students – Abhinav Appukutty, Phillip Yang, Sawan…

June 15, 2016

MLaw Study Finds That 'Ban the Box' Leads to Increase in Employer Racial Discrimination

“Ban the Box” legislation seeks to open doors to employment for people with criminal records by barring employers from asking about records on employment applications. More…

June 13, 2016

President Schlissel: Our Hearts to Orlando

On behalf of the University of Michigan community, I express my deepest sympathies to everyone affected by the horrific nightclub attack in Orlando. The tragic loss…

June 13, 2016

Boosting black engineering grads is goal for U-M alum

Matthew Nelson, a U-M student currently finishing his undergraduate degree in industrial and operations engineering, works to help other non-traditional students find their way through higher…

June 8, 2016

National Center for Institutional Diversity to be housed at LSA

The National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan will make its new home in LSA, where it will be led by incoming director…