Sessions For: Ofc Provost & Exec VP Acad Aff
1 session on March 25, 2026
SACUA’s Faculty Protections Working Group will be hosting an event featuring attorneys from the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund and Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter. The event will focus on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The presenters will discuss the problem of FOIA harassment against researchers nationally and will offer advice about how U-M faculty can best protect themselves in today’s environment. The event will include discussion of a winter term survey on whether U-M faculty have been censored or have self-censored due to current environmental pressures, and why.
Due to privacy concerns, this event will be in-person only without a recording.
Due to privacy concerns, this event will be in-person only without a recording.
2 sessions available from March 27, 2026 to March 27, 2026
The Davis, Markert, and Nickerson Academic Freedom Lecture Committee (DMNC) invites you to a conversation about political pressures on academic freedom.
The event will feature the work of Dr. Demet Bolat, whose research examines the political, institutional, and epistemological effects of anti-genderism on academia in Turkey. Joining Dr. Bolat in the discussion will be two U-M faculty who will speak about U-M faculty efforts to address political pressures on academic freedom: U-M Associate Professor Gretchen Keppel-Aleks (Climate and Space, Engineering) and Faculty Senate Chair Derek Peterson (History, LSA).
The event will be on Friday, March 27th at 9:30am, with doors opening at 9am with breakfast foods provided (including breakfast burritos).
Please visit the main event page for more details.
The event will feature the work of Dr. Demet Bolat, whose research examines the political, institutional, and epistemological effects of anti-genderism on academia in Turkey. Joining Dr. Bolat in the discussion will be two U-M faculty who will speak about U-M faculty efforts to address political pressures on academic freedom: U-M Associate Professor Gretchen Keppel-Aleks (Climate and Space, Engineering) and Faculty Senate Chair Derek Peterson (History, LSA).
The event will be on Friday, March 27th at 9:30am, with doors opening at 9am with breakfast foods provided (including breakfast burritos).
Please visit the main event page for more details.
2 sessions available from March 31, 2026 to April 8, 2026
A new Faculty Senate initiative—the Clinical Faculty / Faculty Senate Dialogues—will
help the Faculty Senate better understand the concerns, issues, and
perspectives of Clinical Faculty. In 2023, the Faculty Senate expanded
to include all faculty with at least a 50% appointment as a clinical
professor (assistant, associate, and full). So that the Faculty Senate
can better connect with its new clinical members, this new initiative
will feature a number of listening sessions.
Do you have something you’d like to discuss with Faculty
Governance? Do you want to learn more about what Faculty Governance is
and does? Then please join us for coffee, bagels, and conversation!
These events are hosted by SACUA Chair Derek Peterson, SACUA Vice Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor Soumya Rangarajan, and the Faculty Senate Office.
help the Faculty Senate better understand the concerns, issues, and
perspectives of Clinical Faculty. In 2023, the Faculty Senate expanded
to include all faculty with at least a 50% appointment as a clinical
professor (assistant, associate, and full). So that the Faculty Senate
can better connect with its new clinical members, this new initiative
will feature a number of listening sessions.
Do you have something you’d like to discuss with Faculty
Governance? Do you want to learn more about what Faculty Governance is
and does? Then please join us for coffee, bagels, and conversation!
These events are hosted by SACUA Chair Derek Peterson, SACUA Vice Chair and Clinical Assistant Professor Soumya Rangarajan, and the Faculty Senate Office.
1 session on April 21, 2026
You’re invited to celebrate!
Please join us for the Student Success Network Appreciation Brunch on Tuesday, April 21, from 9:00–10:30 AM in the Ruthven Fourth Floor Commons as we recognize and celebrate the time and energy you dedicated to Student Success Network teams this year.
This open-house gathering is an opportunity to stop by at your convenience—no formal remarks, just delicious food, and time to connect, reflect, and celebrate with colleagues.
Kindly RSVP by Tuesday, April 7. Thank you for all you contributed this year—we look forward to celebrating with you!
Please join us for the Student Success Network Appreciation Brunch on Tuesday, April 21, from 9:00–10:30 AM in the Ruthven Fourth Floor Commons as we recognize and celebrate the time and energy you dedicated to Student Success Network teams this year.
This open-house gathering is an opportunity to stop by at your convenience—no formal remarks, just delicious food, and time to connect, reflect, and celebrate with colleagues.
Kindly RSVP by Tuesday, April 7. Thank you for all you contributed this year—we look forward to celebrating with you!
2 sessions available from April 27, 2026 to April 27, 2026
The University Senate will be meeting on Monday, April 27, 2025, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
The meeting is open for all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate to participate. If you are a full-time faculty member, you are probably a member of the Faculty Senate. Here are the membership details to find out more.
The event will be both in person and virtual. The physical location will be in University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building, 1109 Geddes Ave, Room 2000, Ann Arbor, MI. Please note that only current members of the Faculty Senate will be able to speak during the meeting.
ASL Interpreters and CART transcriptions are being requested for the entirety of the event.
The meeting is open for all ~7,800 members of the Faculty Senate to participate. If you are a full-time faculty member, you are probably a member of the Faculty Senate. Here are the membership details to find out more.
The event will be both in person and virtual. The physical location will be in University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building, 1109 Geddes Ave, Room 2000, Ann Arbor, MI. Please note that only current members of the Faculty Senate will be able to speak during the meeting.
ASL Interpreters and CART transcriptions are being requested for the entirety of the event.