Sessions For: College of Literature, Science & Arts

Being part of MCSP means fully engaging in opportunities to promote meaningful connections, deep learning, and commitment to positive change. MCSPers will use this session to sign up for the Fall 2025 events in the following program areas:
Intergroup Relations Council (IRC)Programming Board and You (PBU)Peer Advisors for Community Service (PACS)MCSP Film part of the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL)/MCSP Film Series.

For the 2025–26 academic year, Mediterranean Topographies (Meditopos) will be organized around the theme of home in the Mediterranean, which broadly includes domestic and private spaces. This interdisciplinary research workshop will explore domestic and private spaces not only as sites of personal and cultural significance but also as zones of political tension, displacement, surveillance, and resistance. How do personal experiences intersect with histories of migration, conflict, surveillance, and belonging? What does it mean to make, find, leave, or lose a home in times of political and climate instability? We will consider the meanings and materialities of ‘home’ across the Mediterranean region. From physical structures to affective attachments, we’ll explore how home is imagined, inhabited, and contested from diverse disciplinary perspectives. The workshop draws from multiple departments and programs at Michigan, including Comparative Literature, History, Anthropology, Middle East Studies, Romance Languages and Literatures, History of Art, Slavic Studies, English, and Classics, aiming to create a collaborative space linking across departments. We hope to foster interdisciplinary conversations about intimate, political, and symbolic dimensions of home in past and present Mediterranean contexts.

Hey Honors Students! Do you love reading? We hope you will join us in reading and discussing any, or all, of our 2025-2026 Honors Reads selections!
This past summer, the Honors Program read The Volcano Daughters, which repeated the mantra “The Word Makes the World.” This curious phrase inspired us to consider how writing and storytelling not only reflect culture and individual experience, they actively shape it. Through this theme, we hope to:
Explore how authors channel history, identity and lived experience through words.
Discuss how texts and the act of writing can expand our perspectives and foster understanding.
Fall Term Selections (Registration required, links below):September 23rd, 5-6PM: She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore
October 16th, 11AM-12PM: Plato and the Tyrant by James Romm
November 12th, 3-4PM: The Correspondent, by Virginia Evans
December - none...classes end early on Dec 8.
Winter Term Selections (Registration required, links will be available in December):January date tbd: Twist by Colum McCann
February 18, 4-5PM : Kitchen, by Banana Yoshimoto, Megan Backus (Translator)


How does it work?Review the options and select the book or books that you want to read.Register to attend the relevant discussion.Read the book in advance of the discussion and come prepared to share your reactions. What questions or insights did the book provoke?Book discussions will (generally) last 50 minutes.Who can attend?Honors students at all levels are welcome.There is no limit to the number of sessions you can attend.Does it count toward the Sophomore Honors Award (avialable to current second year students or new transfer students) or the new Junior Honors Award (available to 2025 first year students)?2nd year Honors students and new transfer students to the Honors Program are eligible to earn engagement points towards the Sophomore Honors Award. Earn 1 point/book read for a maximum of 3 points.New first 1st year students to the Honors Program may count each Honors Reads participation as a "breadth engagement experience" toward the Junior Honors Award requirements. Reading the book and participating in the discussion are required in order for this activity to be eligible toward either the SHA or the JHA.Questions?
Email Denise at dguillot@umich.edu

Want to build your confidence and fluency using English in class discussions, written assignments, and in conversations on campus?

Come meet ELI’s faculty to learn about ELI’s Academic English Mini-Courses and enjoy some free pizza!

This is a casual, drop-in style event. There is no formal presentation.
Come anytime during the session!

The road to medical/health professional or law school programs involves academic success, skill-building, and community service, but the path can differ for each individual. What kinds of academic experiences help you grow and learn at the level you need to be competitive? Where can you find volunteering, shadowing, and professional opportunities to help you fully explore your interest? How can you develop a timeline for applying to programs? Our Honors workshops are an outstanding way to gather information. There are several dates and topics to choose from based on where you are in your pre-professional journey. We look forward to seeing you there!

Space is limited so please drop your registration if you find that you are unable to attend.
If you require accommodations to attend a pre-professional event, please email ask.honors@umich.edu Thank you!

Are you interested in –
• Connecting with students from across campus while elevating your leadership learning?
• Exploring the possibilities in the BLI?
• Enjoying a light dinner in a dynamic, welcoming, and supportive community?
Join us for our COMMUNITY MEETINGS held twice a month on Wednesdays in Weiser Hall.

We hope to inspire and engage our community of leaders at these interactive and social events led by our student Applied Leadership Fellows!
Please note – this event is open to all undergrads to invite your friends who want to explore the BLI!

Engendering Respectful Communities (ERC) is a one session workshop that engages graduate students in meaningful dialogue about various forms of sexual misconduct they may encounter in both professional and social spaces, and provides resources for intervention or support in such circumstances.
The primary goal of the workshop is to address complexities experienced by graduate students as they engage in bystander intervention, so that participants gain an increase in awareness of barriers to action and familiarity with strategic planning to overcome them. The workshop also introduces participants to on-campus resources and provides knowledge on how sexual misconduct can unfold in graduate-specific settings.
The ERC workshop uses small-group circles intended to promote active reflection and space to build community. The procedure of circles is introduced at the beginning of the workshop in order to help participants get used to the process, which they do through a circle for introductions and value-sharing for the workshop space. These circles depict various, realistic scenarios related to sexual misconduct within the graduate community. The circle process allows circle members to process the monologues, reflect on complexities with identity and power dynamics within them, name potential barriers to intervention, and think of various ways in which they might respond if faced with similar situations. The circles provide a way to foster collective building of ideas, where participants learn from one another and all input is equally valued. Participants are encouraged to share but can always pass if desired, creating an environment where participation is open but not forced. Due to the participatory nature of the workshop, if you are to arrive more than 20 minutes late, we will ask you to re-register for another workshop session.
If you have any questions about or concerns with taking this workshop, or are in need of an exemption, please contact jhippe@umich.edu or fill out this form. We know some students come to campus having already experienced harm. If you have circumstances that make completing this course challenging, please reach out to the GROPWE team. SAPAC GROWE provides exemptions to the ERC workshop (where requirements are set in place) on a case by case basis. The Program Manager will communicate with students requesting exemptions via email and/or meet with students via zoom meetings to discuss their need for exemptions and provide any relevant and necessary resources.

Learn about the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) minor at the University of Michigan! You will get a chance to meet our Peer Mentors and staff and ask questions about our program. Open to all students!

Events in this track are open to all current and prospective PiB and UPiN students. We hope to see you!

Global Course Connections (GCCs) offer a unique opportunity to take what students learn on campus at U-M during the winter semester and apply it abroad in a fun and exciting hands-on class taught by a U-M professor during a 3-week, off-campus field experience that takes place during the following summer.
Join CGIS Advisor Juliana Mesa to learn more about the GCC Brazil - Global Blackness program, the application process, and the courses.
Thursday, October 16, 3 - 4 pm (Info Session) Wednesday, November 5, 11am - 12pm (Info Session) Friday, November 21, 11am - 12pm (Info Session) Wednesday, December 3, 3-4 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)Friday, December 5, 11am - 12pm (Drop-in Group Advising)The GCC Brazil program is led and taught by Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, Comparative Literature, and Francophone Studies, Frieda Ekotto.
Application Deadline: December 10, 2025

Smith Lecture luncheons hosted for Earth and Environmental Sciences graduate students.

Ever wondered what our students experience every day? Now’s your chance! Join your fellow staff from across the college for a special Science Demo Show on November 21st, 2–3pm, in Room 170, Weiser Hall.
For one lively hour, step into your students’ shoes and get a front-row seat to the fun, curiosity, and excitement they enjoy in the classroom. Our high-energy presenters will wow you with amazing live experiments and invite you to become part of the action—no lab coat required! Whether you’re a science buff or just looking for some midday excitement, this is the show for you.
Space is limited, so secure your spot! Please RSVP so we know you’ll be joining us.
Don’t miss out—come curious and leave amazed! Mark your calendar, bring your sense of wonder, and see what the students see every day!


This event is for staff only. Any UM staff are welcome to attend!

These Info Sessions will discuss details about the Global Intercultural Experience for Undergraduates (GIEU) program for Sp/Su 2026. It will cover info about the program structure including the pre-departure requirements, academic component, and local site information.

This event is organized by the International Education Network (IEN) Student Staff Supervisor's Working Group. It is geared at helping student workers who work in international education offices learn social media skills to utilize in promoting the work and events at their respective units.

The presentation will be led by student interns at U-M Social.

If the event reaches capacity, priority will be given to student staff and employees who part of the IEN Student Staff Supervisors Working Group. We can accommodate additional full time staff attendance if capacity has not been reached.

An interdisciplinary research group focused on the role of critical theory in the academy today and the question of how we study culture in our current political climate.

Join the Rackham RMF Team for a productive morning of work in a
shared space. Enjoy breakfast and lunch while co-working in a quiet,
focused environment.

The Political Ecology Workshop (PEW) is an interdisciplinary space for scholars at all career stages with interests in political ecology and related critical approaches to the study of environment-society interactions. PEW brings together a range of divisions across campus, including Anthropology, History, Environment and Sustainability, Political Science, Sociology, and all Area Studies departments and programs. We have founded a collaborative, multidisciplinary community with a shared investment questioning how environments and societies are co-produced and the ways in which power and inequality impact the dynamics and understandings of this co-production. We have run PEW as an RIW for two years and all the workshops have been possible from our committed participants from diverse fields. This year, we intend to develop our membership further by inviting scholars from broader fields and promoting PEW on listservs across campus.

PEW supports graduate student development, including for earlier-stage students seeking interdisciplinary conversations as they develop environment-society research projects and later-stage students seeking to incorporate political ecology into their work. PEW emphasizes dedicated time for graduate students to receive feedback on their work and facilitates faculty-student mentorship. It allows students to access a range of critical environmental studies perspectives they might not have encountered through coursework or departmental activities, and to grow from the feedback and insight of faculty and peers who share this commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and professional development.

Do you have questions about medical school admissions? Get your answers straight from the inside! U-M Medical School Director of Admissions, Carol Teener, will demystify medical school applications, expectations, and reviews in her presentation.
Email ScienceSuccessSeries@umich.edu with any questions.

Please join the Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures for a series of film screenings (shown in German with English subtitles). All films are held in North Quad 2435 with pizza served at 6pm and films beginning at 6:30pm, unless otherwise noted.

CGIS has partnered with four internship provider organizations that maintain portfolios of placements around the world, offering the chance for undergraduate students to participate in quality international internships in the summer. This info session will provide a general overview of each program and provide additional details regarding financing your experience abroad and getting started on an application.

Join CGIS Advisor Juliana Mesa to learn more about the Spanish 230 and Spanish 232 program offerings abroad.

CGIS: Spanish 230 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
CGIS: Spanish 230 in Granada, Spain
CGIS: Spanish 230 in San José, Costa Rica
CGIS: Spanish 232 and Intercultural Development in Alicante, Spain


DATES:
Friday, October 17, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Info Session) Thursday, November 6, 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Info Session) Tuesday, December 2, 1:30 - 2:30 pm (Info Session) Tuesday, January 6, 3:00 - 4:00 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)Thursday, January 8, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)IMPORTANT NOTES

CGIS Spring/Summer 2026 applications open in October 2025 and close on January 15, 2026.Check out to M-Compass brochure (see links above) carefully. Each brochure includes multiple tabs: Overview, How to Apply, Academics, Finances, etc. It is your responsibility to read them carefully before applying. For example, you will find details such as the eligibility criteria (e.g., course and grade prerequisite, GPA) and the application requirements (e.g., instructor recommendation questionnaire, valid passport, etc) under the How to Apply tab.

A seminar about photobooks interrogating the idea of "Vanishing Jews," examining how the notion of Jews "vanishing" gets played out in photo books in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

The Psychology STAR Scholars Program (Scholarship, Transferable skills, Academia & Research) is an important educational initiative that helps students build the research and professional skills essential for success in both college and today’s knowledge-based economy. STAR offers students hands-on experience, structured mentoring, and pathways to academic and professional advancement. Our virtual Fall Seminar Series is open to all students. This series is led by our STAR Scholars mentors and faculty director, Dr. Cindy Lustig.

Join the National Center for Institutional Diversity for a special symposium marking our 20th Anniversary! The symposium, “Engaging the Present, Envisioning the Future: 20 years of Scholarship, Practice, and Community,” will serve as a gathering place to reflect on and celebrate our first 20 years, and to honor our visionaries and the many contributors to NCID’s success.
During this anniversary celebration we aim to reflect on the progress made toward advancing the benefits of diversity both in access and our collective understanding of the purpose, value, and benefits of diversity to our institutions and to society. We intend to affirm that this critical work remains active through research and practice. We will also highlight NCID’s continued support of empirical research and scholarship that seeks to illuminate, inform, and address persistent disparities throughout higher education and other social institutions. Ultimately, we seek to interrogate what the future of this work will look like and how we can sustain our community and continue its advancement.

The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) has partnered with four internship provider organizations that maintain portfolios of placements around the world, offering the chance for undergraduate students to participate in quality International Internships over the summer. This info session will go into detail about the program for one of these providers, Sage Corps.
Sage Corps Internships sends college students to work with startups. Students can work full-time alongside CEOs, CMOs, and CTOs to build real solutions to real problems. They provide opportunities for specializations including, but not limited to, business strategy, data analytics, graphic design, marketing, software development, and UI/UX design.
These internships combine a full-time internship with an integrated academic seminar (earning 3-6 total credits) to provide professional exploration and specific skills development over the course of 8 weeks during the summer. You’ll learn to contextualize real-world experience while learning about local business culture, intercultural communication, professional development, and linkages between local and global industry trends.
Sound interesting? Come join us virtually to learn more!

The Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS) has partnered with four internship provider organizations that maintain portfolios of placements around the world, offering the chance for undergraduate students to participate in quality International Internships over the summer. This info session will go into detail about the program for one of these providers, CIEE.


CIEE Summer Global Internship programs combine a full-time internship with an integrated academic seminar (earning 6 total credits) to provide professional exploration and specific skills development over the course of 8+ weeks during the summer. You’ll learn to contextualize real-world experience while learning about local business culture, intercultural communication, professional development, and linkages between local and global industry trends.
With 18 approved locations in 17 different countries across the globe and placements in a wide variety of career fields--Arts, Business, Communication, STEM, Health Sciences, Policy/Law, and many more--you're sure to find a fantastic option that's the right fit for you!

Sound interesting? Come join us either in-person or virtually to learn more!

Join CGIS Advisor Will Clancy and IES Abroad as we talk about Summer International Internship Opportunities with IES Abroad. This information will go over basic information about the IES Abroad Summer Internship offerings and outline the application and placement process. Students are encouraged to attend and ask questions!

Need a break from studying for finals? Dance some of the finals stress away and experience different cultures without having to leave Ann Arbor! Come join us for a night of dancing where we will be learning dances from across the globe taught from cultural dance groups that can be found right here on campus! We will be joined by three student cultural dance groups that will teach us dances from their countries as well as some of their favorite dance moves. Learn salsa from Los Salseros Azules, Léim Irish Dancers and more! Connect with people over dancing and refreshments on December 3 from 6-7:30.
Please register by November 25 so we can get a headcount for food!

Join CGIS Advisor Juliana Mesa to learn more about the Spanish-language programs in Spring/Summer 2026. These program offerings are pre-approved by the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (RLL). Students can earn 300- and/or 400-level Spanish credits depending on the program. Please visit the program brochure to learn more about course pre-requisites and other eligibility criteria
CGIS: Advanced Spanish in Alicante, SpainCGIS: Advanced Spanish in Santiago de Compostela, SpainCGIS: Public Health in Santiago, Dominican RepublicCGIS: Spanish in Madrid - 300/300
DATES:
Friday, October 24, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Info Session) Friday, November 7, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (Info Session)Thursday, December 4, 1:30 - 2:30 pm (Info Session)Thursday, January 8, 10:00 am - 11:00 pm (Drop-in Group Advising)Tuesday, January 13, 10:00 - 11:00 am (Drop-in Group Advising)

Want to learn more about GCC Portugal: Travel Writing? Attend this session with CGIS Advisor Cierra Murphy and GCC Portugal Faculty Lead Angele Anderfuren.
Course Description: Want to travel and write about it? In this multimedia storytelling course, you will visit must-see places plus unique finds in-and-around Portugal’s colorful capital Lisbon, then write and publish travel stories you create using text, photo, video, audio, and even your own artwork.

The University of Oxford, the oldest university in the
English-speaking world, is one of the premier universities worldwide. Located
in the medieval city center of Oxford, England (about an hour and half
northwest of London), academic teaching has taken place in this historic
institution since as early as the 11th century. Comprised of 44 colleges and
halls, as well as one of the oldest and largest library systems in Europe,
Oxford is a world-renowned hub for intellectual pursuits and research.


U-M’s Center for Global and Intercultural Study (CGIS)
offers a study
abroad program for undergraduate students for the summer in
conjunction with Magdalen
College and St Edmund Hall. Founded in 1458, Magdalen College is
one of Oxford’s oldest and most architecturally magnificent colleges, featuring
the iconic Magdalen Bridge and serene water meadows that provide a picturesque
backdrop for students to live, learn, and explore. Earn 6–8 credits
during this 5-week program in July and August, and experience Oxford’s
traditional approach to university education. Academic courses are designed to
provide a taste of the unique Oxford educational style of tutorials (where
small groups of 1-5 students engage in in-depth discussions with faculty with
relevant expertise) while still keeping overseas students in mind. Choose
from 3 focus areas— Environmental Studies, Medieval Studies, or English
Literature—then choose a specific concentration within each area. Students
can experience High Table dinners and croquet on the lawn, tour the Bodleian
Library (which has over 12 million items!), climb Magdalen Tower, stroll
through Christ Church Meadow, and participate in program excursions, like a 4-day
trip across the coast of Wales, to enhance their understanding of culture,
politics, and geography in the UK.



If this program sounds like your cup of tea then join us to learn more!

Register here to join a NACADA Webinar Watch Party on campus! Co-sponsored by ACUM and the Newnan Advising Center, these sessions will be offered across campus in multiple locations. Please see the NACADA website for more information and topics for the webinars.

Welcome to the Arabic Placement Test
About the test
The test is approximately three hours in length, and it is composed of three portions:
a. The writing portion is completed on paper and it is worth a total of 100 points.
b. The reading portion is completed on Canvas site, and it is worth a total of 48 points.
c. Right after finishing with the reading portion, each student will have a follow-up interview with a proctor. The interviews last approximately 15 minutes and it is worth a total of 20 points.
Important:
a. Students who receive 60% or above will be placed in Arabic 401 and thus placed out of the language requirement.
b. Students who are not able to write in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) do not need to take the placement test and they will be advised to enroll in Arabic 101.

Where can I view my results?
a. Placement results are posted within 7 business days after the test.
b. You will not be notified of your score automatically.
c. You may view your placements via: Wolverine Access > Student Business > Academic Records > View Placement Exam Results.

Important information about the test
* Placements are valid for only one year. If you fail to register in the course that you are placed in, you will be required to retake the test.
* Retaking the placement test is only permitted after the placement results expire.
* Students who are currently taking an Arabic course will not be allowed to take the placement test.
* Students who took or are currently enrolled in an Arabic course are not eligible to take the Arabic placement test. They should register for the next course level.
* The test assesses students’ proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), NOT colloquial Arabic.
* If you speak an Arabic dialect but you do not know how to read or write or have little knowledge, feel free to register in Arabic 101.
* Students who know some Arabic because they came from an Arabic-speaking household or have studied Arabic before, must take the Arabic proficiency test in order to determine their placement.
* Students who have taken Arabic at other institutions and wish to continue their Arabic study at UM must take the placement test to determine their level. Credits for Arabic study undertaken at another institution prior to joining UM or in a summer program while attending UM, transfer in as generic departmental credits and students must take the placement test to determine credit equivalencies to UM courses.
* If you place in or beyond the 401 level, you will have satisfied the LSA language requirement.
* Students are encouraged to take a placement test as early as possible in their studies in order to determine the level they should enroll in, or if they test out of the language requirement. This is extremely important to avoid delays in graduation and complications with placement.
* Arabic 101, 201, 401, 501 are offered ONLY in the Fall semester, and Arabic 102, 202, 402, 504, 511 are ONLY offered in the Winter semester.
* Arabic 103 (the equivalent of Arabic 101 & 102, combined) AND Arabic 203 (the equivalent of Arabic 201 & 202, combined) are offered in the Spring-Summer terms.

UM’s Arabic curriculum is a dual register curriculum in which students learn to speak and understand the Levantine dialect (the dialect of Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon) in addition to developing the four language skills of formal Arabic (fuSHa).

If you have questions regarding the placement test, please contact the program director at, mesarabicprogram@umich.edu.

Can technology improve the lives of Black boys? Recently, new reports, with familiar conclusions, discuss the way Black boys continue to fall behind, which is partially responsible for shrinking enrollments of Black men in college. Particularly striking are the declining numbers at HBCUs. In turning this conversation away from negative reporting toward positive action, we will explore the ways technology can intervene and provide new opportunities, pathways, and platforms for Black boys to thrive.
We want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing additional accommodations to participate or would like help filling out the RSVP form, please email Cherice Chan at chericec@umich.edu.

What happens when an ancient language meets modern technology? This lecture will discuss the role played by media technologies—such as the phonograph, typewriters, the telegraph, and computers—in the revitalization and modernization of Hebrew since the end of the nineteenth century. After lying dormant for two millennia as a mainly written language, Hebrew awoke from its literary slumber and became a living modern vernacular. The revitalization of Hebrew is unique and unprecedented in world history, and it has been studied in various fields; but the role of modern media technologies in mediating this revival has not yet been considered. This lecture will delve into questions such as: what was the role of sound recording technologies in shaping the reemerging modern Hebrew speech? And how did the Hebraized typewrite pushed for the modernization of writing in Hebrew?. It will show how these media, whose emergence ran in historical parallel to the revitalization of Hebrew, were an active force in shaping the language as a modern communicative medium. Hebrew was a historical media lab: written from right to left and in unique script, it posed technical as well as conceptual challenges to media which were originally designed for Latin script and Western writing systems. The adaptation of these technologies to Hebrew required various adaptations that shaped lingual mechanisms, which had social and political ramifications on the emerging Hebrew culture.

What does it mean to be in community? This panel brings together activists, scholars, and writers to explore connections between critical social issues—health justice, discrimination, technofascism, and surveillance—and the possibilities of grassroots response. Panelists will discuss tensions between collectivizing and collaborating: How do we negotiate care when our access to care hinges on being identified and enumerated by the state? What tactics for resistance might we use in digital communities that are subject to increased surveillance? How can we be there for and with each other?

We want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART captioning services will be provided. If you anticipate needing additional accommodations to participate, please email Cherice Chan at chericec@umich.edu.

The 36th Annual David W. Belin Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ayala Fader on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Food will be served at the pre-lecture reception, and Fader will sign books after the lecture. All are invited to join the Frankel Center for our most popular community event of the year!