The Office of Public Affairs provides background information on topics of current and continuing interest to members of the University community, alumni, the general public and the media. The information is updated regularly. Questions and suggestions for additions to the list of topics should be directed to Kim Broekhuizen, kelger@umich.edu, 734-936-5190.
Current Topics
- Racist slurs on residence hall doors
- U-M president’s remarks on federal budget proposal
- Proposed cuts to federal NIH funding
- International and Undocumented Students at U-M
- Social Justice Work Space
- Statement regarding library reflection room incident
- U-M statement on spoofing attack
- Presidential election messages
- Posted fliers not consistent with U-M values
- Environment and Sustainability Education and Research
- UM-Dearborn letter opposes hateful speech
- Trotter Multicultural Center
- Revised U-M Student Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Chalked messages on the Diag
- Video of student berating Uber driver
- U-M support for students
- U-M statement regarding false Facebook page
- Schlissel, Diggs thank U-M community for engagement on diversity
- Fisher v. U. Texas at Austin
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Campus climate survey on sexual misconduct
- Campaign Guidelines
- Compensation
- Cost cutting and budget update
- Guidelines for in-state tuition
- OCR Investigation
- Statement Affirming Respect for Diverse Views
- Statements on Sexual Misconduct Policy
More Key Issues
- Academic Freedom
- Activism class
- adidas Group concerns
- “American Sniper” Movie
- Animal Research
- Animal use in specialized training courses
- Anti-Sweatshop/Human Rights Policy
- Asian InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
- Athletics Department leadership change
- Authors Guild Lawsuit
- BAMN protests
- Concealed Weapons Policy
- Conflict of Interest
- Ebola
- Emergency Preparedness
- Endowment
- Financial Aid
- Freedom of Expression
- Google Settlement Ruling
- GSRA Organizing Effort
- In-game student athlete safety
- International Research Community
- Investment Policy
- Lecturers’ Employee Organization
- Letter to the Institute for Policy Studies
- Major Campus Building and Renovation Projects
- Native American Remains and Funerary Objects
- New Division of Public Safety and Security
- U-M Power Outage
- Severe weather and university operations
- Ski weekend
- Sixth Circuit Prop 2 decision
- Statement on Proposed Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
- Stem Cell Research
- Student Military Veterans or Active-Duty
- Susan Douglas column
- Sustainability
- Tuition
- U-M statement on “meet up” near campus
- U-M and the tragedy in France
