Campus Life

  1. Lake Pellston beach with students

    U-M Biological Station gains ground

    The University is expanding its nature holdings in northern Michigan with the purchase of approximately 40 acres near the U-M Biological Station, a move intended to preserve the area from potential development.

  2. Wynton Marsalis speaks from a brown podium at 2023 Spring commencement at U-M. he wears traditional academic garb, including a pink sash. And he is wearing sunglasses.

    Marsalis to Class of 2023: ‘We need a revolution of thought and feeling’

    Declaring them a ‘bridge in the unrelenting cycle of life,’ renowned musician Wynton Marsalis told U-M graduates they must step up during difficult times to be leaders, critical thinkers, and people willing to spark a change.

  3. Professor Mika LaVaque-Manty dressed in Michigan PhD robes with flags and other regalia behind him on stage at Hill Auditorium.

    From dismissive to diehard: How U-M’s chief marshal learned to love commencement

    He may have dismissed his own commencement ceremonies as meaningless, but professor Mika LaVaque-Manty came to revere the academic ritual soon after he volunteered as U-M’s chief marshal in 2008. He will pass the torch following Spring 2023 commencement.

  4. Graduate student instructors picket in front of the Michigan Union on a beautiful sunny day.

    Administrative law judge rules GEO strike violates contract

    The Graduate Employees’ Organization committed an unfair labor practice by violating the no-strike clause in its current contract and walking off the job late last month, a state administrative law judge ruled April 17.

  5. Graduate student instructors picket in front of the Michigan Union on a beautiful sunny day.

    U-M seeks actions by court, labor board against striking GEO

    On March 30, the University filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court alleging breach of contract by the Graduate Employees’ Organization for striking, and asked the court to order strikers to return to work. U-M also filed an unfair labor practice charge with the Michigan Employment Relations Commission.

  6. Santa Ono and other distinguished guests dressed in caps and gowns at the Hill Auditorium podium on Ono's inauguration day, March 2023.

    President’s Day: An era of change

    ‘It is time for a new vision, a new punctuation, a new opening of possibilities for the University of Michigan. As we envision, imagine, and aspire, we will also build,’ says Santa J. Ono, who was inaugurated March 7 after serving as president since Oct. 14, 2022.

  7. Ono presents first leadership address, November 2022.

    Community invited to President Ono’s inauguration March 7

    The day’s public events will include a flag-raising on the Law School Quad, two panel discussions, the installation ceremony in Hill Auditorium, and a community reception. Inaugural events will be accessible via livestream. Complimentary tickets are required for the installation ceremony.

  8. An artist's rendering of Michigan Marching Band on a branded field with goal posts and campus buildings in the background.

    Marching Band’s Elbel Field poised for major makeover

    U-M’s iconic Elbel Field will be transformed into a marching band practice facility now that the Regents have approved project design plans and authorized construction to proceed.

  9. From left, students Zoe Bliss and Savanna Delise, members of the 2020-21 SEAS Bees master’s degree project team, install a pollinator-friendly native plant garden next to the Museum of Natural History. (Photo courtesy of SEAS Bees)

    Ann Arbor campus joins Bee Campus USA movement

    U-M’s Ann Arbor campus recently joined UM-Dearborn as a certified Bee Campus, reflecting the University’s commitment to pollinator conservation. U-M has long followed pollinator-friendly landscaping practices.

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