Posted 11/26/08
Provost Sullivan and CFO Slottow Issue Financial Update

To the UM Community:

Since we last wrote on October 16, the national economic situation has evolved considerably. Although the economy may remain stressed for some time, we want to assure you that thanks to prudent investment and financial management policies, careful planning, and on-going cost containment measures, the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus remains financially sound. More >

Posted 11/24/08
U-M dual MD/PhD student named Rhodes Scholar

A University of Michigan medical and doctoral student who plans to become a neurosurgeon so that he may "mend with my hands some of the defects I cannot avert through my research" has been named a Rhodes Scholar. More >

Posted 11/24/08
Campus benefits information forum set for Dec. 1

An information forum on the University's benefits strategy will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Dec.1 in the Great Lakes Room at Palmer Commons. The event also will be simulcast live on the Web. More >

Posted 11/24/08
Provost encourages students to seek U's financial assistance

In recognition that the current economic crisis may have hit home for some University students, Provost Teresa Sullivan is encouraging those whose families face severe financial problems due to job loss, home foreclosure, business decline or other reasons to make the U-M Office of Financial Aid their first point of contact for help. Sullivan is reaching out to students with her message via a video posted at www.finaid.umich.edu/.