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
- Strengthening the first-year experience
- Responses to stories on U-M endowment
- Endowment
- Admitted U-M students & Free Speech
- Queer studies lecture
- Freedom of speech and speakers on campus
- Resolution regarding divestment
- International and Undocumented Students at U-M
- U-M president’s remarks on federal budget proposal
- Proposed cuts to federal NIH funding
- Revised U-M Student Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Campus climate survey on sexual misconduct
- Campaign Guidelines
- Compensation
- Cost cutting and budget update
- Guidelines for in-state tuition
- OCR Investigation
Previous Key Issues & Hot Topics
- 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
- Chalked messages on the Diag
- Concealed Weapons Policy
- Conflict of Interest
- Emergency Preparedness
- Environment and Sustainability Education and Research
- Financial Aid
- Fisher v. U. Texas at Austin
- Google Settlement Ruling
- GSRA Organizing Effort
- In-game student athlete safety
- International Research Community
- Investment Policy
- 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
- Posted fliers not consistent with U-M values
- Presidential election messages
- Racist slurs on residence hall doors
- Severe weather and university operations
- Schlissel, Diggs thank U-M community for engagement on diversity
- Ski weekend
- Sixth Circuit Prop 2 decision
- Social Justice Work Space
- Statement Affirming Respect for Diverse Views
- Statement regarding library reflection room incident
- Statement on Proposed Boycott of Israeli Academic Institutions
- Statements on Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Stem Cell Research
- Student Military Veterans or Active-Duty
- Susan Douglas column
- Trotter Multicultural Center
- Tuition
- UM-Dearborn letter opposes hateful speech
- U-M statement regarding false Facebook page
- U-M statement on “meet up” near campus
- U-M statement on spoofing attack
- U-M support for students
- Video of student berating Uber driver
