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The Mediterranean Topographies (“Meditopos”) Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop brings together diverse graduate students and faculty to explore common interests and develop skills for researching and teaching about Mediterranean lifeworlds. Through reading discussions, graduate student writing workshops, Zoom discussions with artists and activists, a guest lecture, and a pedagogy and syllabus workshop, we will explore ‘the Mediterranean’ as an analytical and methodological framework for scholarly inquiry across empirical contexts and disciplinary backgrounds: How can an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach enrich our understanding of Mediterranean civilizations and cultures and their interconnections? How can this particular world region generate insights with more global implications?

The graduate school offers a series of meetings designed to orient faculty members who have recently taken on the role of chairing a department/program or directing the graduate program in their department/program. These sessions, hosted by Rackham associate deans, focus on various aspects of your role. We provide opportunities to discuss and learn how you can partner with Rackham and what Rackham resources you can rely on while carrying out the work of your role.

Does the semester feel like it will never end? Join the Relieving Stress & Burnout wellness group to learn some strategies to manage stress and prevent burnout. Plus free lunch!

This FREE in-person educational wellness group is for students only and will include an interactive presentation facilitated by staff from the Eisenberg Family Depression Center and is a collaborative service with U-M Engineering's C.A.R.E. Center and the Newnan Academic Advising Center.
Registration is not required for in-person wellness groups, but is recommended so there is enough lunch for all attendees.

Ginsberg’s Community Engagement @ Michigan Series for faculty and staff addresses critical topics in community-engaged teaching and learning, research, scholarship, and program/project development. Through seminars and events, this faculty and professional development series supports faculty, staff, administrators, post-docs, and graduate students at U-M who are interested in learning about or further developing community-driven practice. Participants engage with strategies and approaches to develop and sustain community partnerships for research & teaching, prepare students to work with communities, emphasize civic learning across disciplines, develop and refine course-based and program curriculum, and more.
Offered in Fall and Winter terms. Open to Faculty, Admin/Staff, and Postdocs. Some sessions open to Graduate Students. See workshop descriptions for details.

Weekly gathering for students, staff, and faculty to build community with the Trotter/MESA team and discuss the week’s events. Organizations and units are encouraged to collaborate and offer light refreshments or share tea practices that center their cultural practices. Come join us for good conversation, food and fun!

Generative AI tools are increasingly part of academic, research, and professional work, but using them effectively requires more than knowing how to write a prompt. GenAI Essentials is a practical workshop series designed to help graduate students and postdoctoral scholars make informed, responsible decisions about when and how to use generative AI.
Through interactive sessions and hands-on activities, participants will examine the capabilities and limitations of GenAI tools, practice strategies for using AI in writing and communication, and develop more intentional approaches to prompting and evaluating AI-generated responses.
Participants may register for one or more sessions.
By the end of the Fall 2026 series, participants will be able to:
Evaluate appropriate uses and limitations of generative AI in academic, research, and professional contexts.Identify ethical, privacy, academic integrity, and disclosure considerations that should inform GenAI use.Use GenAI strategically to support revision, feedback, and professional communication without outsourcing authorship or judgment.Develop more specific and effective prompts by identifying the characteristics, goals, and conventions of the writing they want to produce or improve.If you have any questions, please reach out Dr. Ioannis Chremos (ichremos@umich.edu)

Prioritize your work, research, and writing with dedicated quiet space, snacks, and coffee. Join us for this bi-weekly opportunity to meet other grad students and postdocs in STEM and stay ahead this semester. Each event will begin with 15 minutes to grab snacks/coffee, get settled, and set goals for the time block followed by 1.5 hours of quiet work time and conclude with partnered progress checks.

STEM equity for everyone needs everyone! WISE programming is open to all students regardless of sex, gender, or gender identity.

THIS COURSE WILL NOT USE PEPPER SPRAY AS AN APPPLICATION AND PARTICIPANTS SHOULD NOT BRING PEPPER SPRAY WITH THEM TO THE COURSE
This short and comprehensive course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary for the safe and legal use of pepper spray as a self-defense tool in Michigan.
Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of Michigan's pepper spray laws, including restrictions and permissible uses, ensuring compliance and responsible handling.
The course also emphasizes the development of essential de-escalation techniques to prevent conflict and effective physical self-defense tactics to protect oneself in dangerous situations.
Through practical exercises and expert guidance, students will emerge more confident and prepared to navigate real-world scenarios safely and legally.

Join us for an invigorating conversation as we continue our exploration of this week’s theme, “Critique, Politics, and Power: The Frankfurt School.” Together, we will engage critically with the ideas of Frankfurt School thinkers and consider their continued relevance to contemporary society, culture, media, and structures of power. We look forward to a thoughtful and stimulating discussion!

Join us at the BLI on the 8th floor of Weiser Hall from 5:30-7pm Tuesday October 27th for a fun halloween themed social event. We will be having lots of crafts, fun activities and showing a halloween movie during this time. Come destress after mid-terms and enjoy lots of candy and snacks all provided by the BLI. Feel free to come in costume.

Today's topics will include Forces and Motion. Please be sure to arrive on time at 11AM so we have time to get set up!

Estabrook Elementary is having us fill out an online volunteer form. The link to the form can be found here: https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/ycs-volunteer-release-form?token=J5kcUqmg12wpECLCo9Nif1kt

Join us for this virtual Info Session to learn more about the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in London, UK - Literary Monsters study abroad program for Spring 2027! Unable to Join? Register for the Info Session and even if you can't make it, you'll automatically be sent a recording.
GCC Program Model​​​​Global Course Connections (GCC) programs allow students to participate in a field-based extension of selected U-M courses. Students enroll for specific courses in the fall or winter semester and then travel for 3 weeks with classmates to field sites where they will put into practice what they have learned in their course. Instructor permission is required to register, and courses are offered through individual academic departments.
Why choose a GCC program?​​​​​Unique UM faculty-led programs are a great way to maximize learning during a short-term study abroad experience.Preparation in the classroom before you go abroad makes it easy to hit the ground running with good cultural context.GCC programs allow for close-knit relationships between students and faculty. You get to know your team well throughout the semester leading up to the field component.GCC London- Literary Monsters OverviewMoving among the people and streets of London and studying the political and cultural power historically centered there, students will deepen their understanding of the cultural and geographic origins and histories of British literary monsters such as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Robert Louis Stevenson’s Mr. Hyde. The layered geography of the city itself, its neighborhoods and institutions and cemeteries, will become our classroom as well as an additional kind of course text, as we unpack the anxieties about foreignness, status, and marginalization that tales of monstrosity have documented and critiqued. Building on concepts studied throughout the Winter semester, students will have rich new opportunities to think about what monstrosity means in this particular material setting and historical moment, visit London's past imaginatively and in some sense quite literally, and continue to discover what kind of monster stories they themselves have to tell.

Are you trying to figure out which placement test might be right for you? Would you like to know more about what you can expect in your placement interview?

Interviewer Anna Vento, and MADS Admissions & Recruitment coordinator Kelly Barger co-lead an in-depth review of the standard and advanced standing placement test procedure, advanced interview process, and hold a live Q&A at the end. Please join us to get your questions answered, and benefit from the curiosity of like-minded peers!

This workshop will focus on resources you can leverage to explore career options, as well as strategies to best position yourself for a variety of career trajectories. We will cover approaches to networking, transferable skills, and key resources designed to support your exploration. This workshop is open to students at all points in their graduate careers, and there will be plenty of time for your questions. This event is intended to be interactive and therefore a recording will not be available. This workshop is designed for master's students, doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows. For faculty and staff, please contact rackhamdeworkshops@umich.edu to see if we can accommodate your attendance.

Brought to you by the University Career Center, in partnership with Rackham Graduate School.

Take a break from work and learn to fold origami bats and ghosts to celebrate spooky season! No experience required, materials provided. Open to all U-M staff and faculty.

Git Beyond the Basics is designed for researchers who work with code to confidently identify and resolve merge conflicts, maintain a clean and understandable project history, and select the right collaboration strategy—including when to create merge commits, squash commits, or rebase. Familiarity with basic Git commands such as add, commit, push, and pull is recommended.

What is a well-designed life? How do you find a career where you can thrive? Inspired by Stanford’s Designing Your Life curriculum, this interactive, four-week, in-person series will teach Master’s Students principles for designing a fulfilling career. Participants must commit to attending all four sessions. The series includes brief homework assignments, in-class discussions, and out-of-class application activities. This workshop is designed for Master’s Students.
Registration closes at 9:00 a.m. on October 19.


Please note that your registration status will be marked as pending until all the steps (displayed below) are completed.
Registration steps:
Thoroughly check the dates to ensure you are available for each session in this workshop series. There are a total of four sessions in this series, and participants are required to attend all four sessions.
All sessions will be selected automatically when you register. Please do not deselect any sessions.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact Kirsten Elling (kelling@umich.edu) or Maggie Gardner (maggieev@umich.edu).
Session Dates:
October 28November 4November 11November 18

Are you a current University of Michigan undergraduate student interested in earning a master’s degree from the U-M School of Information on an accelerated timeline?

The U-M Accelerated Master’s Degree Program (UM-AMDP) offers eligible U-M students a reduced-credit pathway to a UMSI master’s degree. Rather than completing the standard 48 credits, UM-AMDP students complete 39 credits, which may allow them to graduate in as little as 1.5 years—or three semesters.

Join one of our virtual UM-AMDP Information Sessions to learn how you can continue your education at Michigan and deepen your expertise in the information field.

Each session includes:


An introduction to the UM-AMDP and an overview of the curriculum
Information about eligibility, application requirements, and deadlines
Details about the reduced-credit pathway and expected timeline
Live Q&A with a member of the UMSI admissions team

Whether you’re beginning to explore your options or preparing to apply, this session will help you understand the program and determine whether the UM-AMDP is the right next step for you.

This track manages the '26-27 Caregiver Craft Nights.

The Pre-Law 101 Info Session is an exploratory program that focuses on developing strategies to explore the legal field and provides an overview of the law school admission process. The session will include a presentation given by Pre-Law Advisors followed by a live Q & A period. The session is open to all interested University of Michigan students and alumni.

We are making bracelets and coloring coloring pages with pizza! RSVP if you want dinner :)

Welcome to the Arabic Placement Test
About the test
The test takes 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 online through 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 LSA 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.

Join the Center for Campus Involvement for Advisor Connections, a monthly meeting for the advisors of recognzied student organizatons at The University of Michigan. If you have any questions or accomodation needs, please reach out to uminvolvement@umich.edu.

Have questions about managing your finances as a graduate student? Schedule a one-on-one appointment with Heather Moore, Ph.D., assistant director of financial education and engagement, for personalized guidance tailored to your financial goals and questions.
During your appointment, you can discuss topics such as:
Budgeting and saving strategiesStudent loans and repayment optionsIncome taxes for graduate studentsCredit and credit cardsBuilding healthy financial habitsOther graduate student financial questionsHow to Register:
Register for your preferred appointment date through Sessions.After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to Heather's Google Booking Calendar.Open the Google Booking Calendar and select your preferred appointment time from the available times listed for the date for which you registered.Appointments are typically 15 minutes, though longer appointment times may be available depending on Heather's availability.To make the most of your appointment time, please come prepared with one or two questions you would like to discuss. You are also welcome to bring a budget or other financial information you would like to review. Appointments are brief, so arriving prepared will help you maximize your time and get the guidance you are looking for.

If you have any questions regarding registration and booking your appointment, please contact rackhampdeworkshops@umich.edu.

Light on time but looking for some tips to be your best self? A new offering format, FASCCO counselors Alex Jendrusina and Joanne Bernard will briefly cover 3 different topics during this zoom presentation. First, we will review research-based strategies to manage worry, then introduce a framework to help you make more fulfilling decisions in your life, and conclude highlighting tools to improve your sleep. As an attendee, you can expect to hear a handful of strategies across these topics that can be immediately brought into your day to day life.

Join SMTD Student Success for a new workshops series for Fall 2026: The SMTD Student Success Toolkit! This series is focused on practical, actionable tips that you can integrate into your personal routines and academic work.

Session One, led by SMTD Graduate students Tyrese Byrd, Luis Armando Rivera, and Katie Smith, focuses on study skills. Get tips on how to level up your study plans and ideas for balancing workflow.

Session Two, led by SMTD Librarians Corinne Forstot-Burke and Jason Imbesi, focuses on research skills. Learn about the multitude of resources available through the U-M Library System, get ideas about improving your research, and take a mini-tour of the SMTD Library.

Session Three, led by SMTD Associate Director of Scholarships & Financial Aid Ann Wank, focuses on budgeting for housing using financial aid. Learn about how to create a basic budget and how to plan for housing with funds from your financial aid award.

Will AI End Humanity? Risk, Reality, and the Choices AheadRegister today for “Will AI End Humanity? Risk, Reality, and the Choices Ahead,” the next event in the University of Michigan AI Summit Series. This event will bring together scholars and experts with sharply different perspectives for a candid discussion of AI’s immediate and long-term risks, its potential benefits, and the responsibilities of universities, governments, technology companies, and individuals.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 • 1:00–5:00 p.m.
University Hall, Alexander G. Ruthven Building
1109 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109
The event is open to U-M students, faculty, and staff. Seating is limited to 165 people, and an RSVP is required. Refreshments will be provided.

Join us in the OGPS Lounge on Thursday October 29th from 1:00pm-3:00pm for Halloween snacks and crafts. Come sit down, eat a snack, and do a spooky craft, or take your craft and snack to go!

Join Professor Joshua Rabinowitz and CGIS Advisor, Joy Richardson, to learn more about the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in Rome, Italy - Modern Italy and Political Psychology program. This GCC program offers the unique opportunity to pair your on-campus winter studies with an exciting hands-on 3-week global experience taught by Joshua Rabinowitz in the summer.
Using Rome, Italy, as an experiential laboratory, this course connection will tie the theories and findings of social and political psychology to the modern Italian context. You will see through museum visits, architectural tours, artistic and cultural experiences, and class discussions how social identity, collective action, and political ideology (including fascism and contemporary populism) have resonated through the last 200 years of Italian history.

You can view the GCC Italy application here.

This workshop is for clinicians in training who seek to enhance their skills in providing weight-inclusive health and mental health care. No experience is needed - please come to as many or as few sessions are you are able. Looking forward to having you as part of the conversation!

Instrested in going to Portugal next May? Join CGIS advisor, CIerra Murphy, along with the program's professor Angele Anderfuren, for online group advising and info session sessions for the CGIS: Global Course Connections (GCC) in Lisbon, Portugal - Travel Writing. These sessions are a great opportunity to learn more about the program, ask questions, and get the support you need to prepare for your study abroad experience.

The Robotics Pathways and Careers Speaker Series (RPCSS) invites professionals working in robotics to come talk with current undergraduates about their career path, how a background in robotics has impacted their professional growth, and what they hope to see in students looking to enter the profession.
The 90-minute format of the event will consist of a 30-minute presentation from the invited speaker and up to 40 minutes of moderated Q&A and discussion. Students will be able to participate in person or remotely.
All undergrads are welcome! Please RSVP with the link below.

You are warmly invited to a special reception for Black Birth Joy, a collection of photographs by Tiana Lashae. This exhibit highlights the poignant stories of five mothers' birth experiences in metro Detroit and documents birth not simply as an event or a statistic, but as a deeply personal story of connection, courage, tenderness, and joy. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity, dignity, and individual experiences of patients and families.
The evening will feature a short panel discussion with the photographer and some of the photographed mothers. This discussion will offer attendees the opportunity to hear firsthand about their experiences and the significance of this project. Guests are encouraged to walk the gallery space and view the portraits, which powerfully capture the resilience, grief, and joy of birth. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.


More about the exhibit
Black Birth Joy by Tiana Lashae documents birth as a deeply personal story of connection, courage, tenderness, and joy. The photographs and stories in the exhibit challenge mainstream narratives that reduce Black birth to statistics and only amplify Black pregnant women's anxiety and hesitancy about navigating the maternal health care system. Instead, the exhibit offers evidence of joy, reminders of possibility, and a visual legacy for generations to come.
Black Birth Joy was born from Lashae's belief that more positive birth stories of BIPOC families need to be seen and heard, and her photographs invite viewers to witness the people behind them: the mothers, babies, partners, families, and birthworkers. They create space for BIPOC families to see themselves represented with dignity and to witness the full range of birth experiences. Lashae's photographs also create a tangible record that can support conversations around quality of medical care, respectful treatment, and patient rights. The exhibit empowers women to prioritize and advocate for their birth experiences while also encouraging perinatal health professionals and birthworkers to center the humanity, dignity, and individual experiences of patients and families.
The exhibit comprises over 30 photographs as well as stories of mothers whose births were documented by Lashae, a doula and birth/newborn photographer whose work has been published in Everyday Birth Magazine, an international publication. The physical exhibit is accompanied by a virtual component that encourages audiences to engage with each mother's birth story.
The Lane Hall Exhibit Space is sponsored by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) at the University of Michigan.
Black Birth Joy runs Thursday, October 1, 2026 –through Friday, January 15, 2027. Located in Lane Hall Exhibit Space, 204 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI. Open M–F, 9AM–5PM.
Please email any questions to LaneHallExhibits@umich.edu or irwg.umich.edu/lanehall for more information.

Men of Color Leading & Investing in Community (M-CLIC) presents: "The CLIC-N-CUTZ" Barbershop Series!
Topic: “Give Yourself a Hand: Is Perception Reality?”
Featuring Special Guest: Mr. Charles “Chaz” Mack Phillips, Jr., PhD Candidate, Global Educator, and Teacher Educator

Join other men of color for an engaging and reflective workshop exploring how identity, experience, and social perceptions shape the ways we understand ourselves. Participants will examine how they see themselves, how they believe others see them, where those views come from, and how much value they choose to give them. Through meaningful discussion and reflection, participants will develop practical sense-making and meaning-making tools to better understand their experiences, challenge assumptions, and shape more intentional and empowering perspectives. Come ready to reflect, connect, and give yourself a hand in shaping your own story.
About M-CLIC: Men of Color Leading & Investing in Community (M-CLIC) is a university-wide mentorship initiative open to participants of all races and genders who want to build community and strengthen support for men of color at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor.
Event Highlight: The “CLIC-N-CUTZ” Barbershop Series is M-CLIC’s signature workshop—a welcoming, informative barbershop experience that combines community, conversation, and connection. In addition to free haircuts from licensed local barbers and food, participants engage in timely conversations about critical issues affecting men of color and work together to identify practical solutions to today’s challenges and stressors.
M-CLIC - Conversation. Connection. Community. Culture.
For more information, visit our website at https://oami.umich.edu/m-clic/ or by email Greg Thomas at MCLIC-info@umich.edu

Welcome, Cook Scholars! This page outlines engagement events scheduled for Cook Scholars and guests for the current term. Registration is necessary so that we can be sure to have the appropriate set up, resources, and food quantities for the group's size. Please let us know if you have accessibility requirements beyond what is listed; it is important to use that everyone have access to these programs (cookscholars@umich.edu).

Join Rackham Graduate School in marking 150 years of dissertation research, academic leadership, and societal impact. Explore the breadth and depth of doctoral scholarship at Michigan through lively panel discussions and lightning talks bringing alumni innovators’ stories to life. The program will connect Rackham’s history of doctoral innovation with forward-looking conversations about interdisciplinarity, access, and the future of graduate research at Michigan.

Are you a current UMSI BSI student interested in earning your master’s degree faster?
The Accelerated Master’s Degree Program (AMDP) allows eligible BSI students to earn a UMSI master’s degree in just one additional year after completing their bachelor's degree.
Join one of our virtual AMDP Information Sessions to learn how you can continue your education at UMSI and deepen your expertise in the information field—quickly and efficiently.
Each session includes:
An introduction to the AMDP and an overview of the curriculum
Information about the application process, deadlines, and requirements
Live Q&A with a members of UMSI admissions and advising teams
Whether you’re starting to explore your options or preparing to apply this year, these sessions are designed to help you determine if AMDP is the right next step for you.

Rackham/Sweetland Workshops, co-sponsored by the Rackham Graduate
School, cover a host of topics designed to help graduate students in
various aspects of writing.

New name, same autumn fun! Michigan Biostatistics’ annual “Falloween” celebration is now Autumn Fest, and all your favorite fall festivities are coming along for the fun.

Join classmates, faculty, postdocs, and staff on Friday, October 30, from 12:00–2:00 PM in 1680 SPH I (Cornely Community Room). With Halloween just a day away, costumes are encouraged!

We’re packing the noon hour with activities so those heading to the Center for Statistical Genetics gathering at 1:00 PM can join the festivities before they go. Look forward to our traditional rounds of fall-themed Bingo and the candy counting competition; get excited for the Michigan Biostatistics debut of the classic donut-on-a-string contest; and celebrate the triumphant return of extreme candy fishing.

In between or after all the activities, you are also invited to decorate a pumpkin to take home with you.

Bring your seasonal spirit—and your appetite! We’ll have fresh cider and donuts, along with a hearty chili bar for lunch.

RSVP to save your spot—we can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Stop by the International Programs in Engineering office- IPE- office (245 Chrysler Center/ Behind the EAC) Friday Oct. 30 between 1-4 pm for Cider and donuts! Talk with our Peer Advisors about studying abroad!