The Charles Baird Carillon inside Burton Memorial Tower will be temporarily silenced this summer as crews remove and replace 30 clappers, the swinging metal components inside the carillon bells. The bell tower carillon chamber will be closed to the public during the project, and no performances will take place until the project’s targeted end date in August.

The U-M Board of Regents approved purchasing the former Concordia University campus during its meeting May 21. U-M will buy the approximately 140-acre parcel at 4090 Geddes Road from Concordia for a negotiated price of $60 million. The tentative closing date is June 30, subject to environmental review and completion of due diligence.

Sports analyst, athlete, CEO, and DJ-in-the-making Jalen Rose earned an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at U-M Commencement May 2. In this interview with Michigan Today, he reflects on his time in the Fab Five, his foray into scripted television, and his passion for the people of Detroit.

The power to advance “I want to talk about an old-fashioned idea that’s in desperate need today. It’s a topic each of you has the power to advance in the world, if you choose,” Jalen Rose told graduates May 2 during U-M’s Spring Commencement at Michigan Stadium. “I want to talk about integrity.” Rose said Read more

In the 1970s, rumors swirled that the University of Michigan was going to raze its second oldest campus building, the Detroit Observatory. Margaret and Nicholas Steneck joined the effort to save it, devoting four decades to preserving not just the Observatory, but the University’s past as a whole.

Sam Blum, a mechanical engineering student, and Christian Sandvig, a professor in the School of Information, LSA, and the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design, recently combined efforts to launch U-M’s Coast Guard Auxiliary University Program — the only one on the Great Lakes. Part of the program’s mission is to enrich students interested in maritime professions and public service whether they choose to pursue Coast Guard careers or not.

It was a family affair in the William Davidson Player Development Center this season as Kim Barnes Arico’s son, Trevor, began his Michigan career on the coaching staff for men’s basketball. “As a mom, I feel fortunate and blessed for him to work with Dusty May and his staff,” says Barnes Arico, head coach of the women’s basketball team at U-M. “He is learning and growing from the best of the best.”

Regent Mark Bernstein shares an update on behalf of the Board of Regents about the University’s presidential transition. President-elect Kent Syverud has been diagnosed with a form of brain cancer and will not assume the U-M presidency on May 11 as planned. Domenico Grasso will remain in the position for now.

The University of Michigan community was introduced to the new Center for American Dialogue during a Preview Day event April 13, and faculty and staff were presented with an ambitious opportunity: make it your own.