MARY SUE COLEMAN

The University of Michigan has created a task force of faculty and students to prepare for a potential abortion ban in the state should Roe v. Wade be overturned.

A former president at the University of Michigan who was fired over a relationship with a subordinate has apologized to the school’s governing board.

ANN ARBOR, MI - Several University of Michigan student groups have drafted an open letter to the Board of Regents and university leadership urging further climate action. Among other things, it demands a faster timetable than 2040 for UM to achieve carbon neutrality. The groups also want climate action to be considered when the next university president, provost and leader of its carbon neutrality strategy are selected. However, the 2040 carbon neutrality goal is “insufficient,” according to the letter. The students point to the former President Mark Schlissel’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality’s recommendations that Scope 1 emissions reach carbon neutrality by 2025, and are completely eliminated by 2040.

A new settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit resulting in the new creation of the Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT). The team will be designed to increase the overall protection of students from sexual misconduct.

The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct.

The University of Michigan has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by students who sought to force changes in how the school protects the campus from sexual misconduct.

ANN ARBOR, MI - The dean of the University of Michigan dentistry school has been recommended to take over as interim provost by interim UM President Mary Sue Coleman. “Dean McCauley’s proven leadership skills, depth of experience and demonstrated commitment to the University of Michigan make her ideally suited for the responsibilities of provost and executive vice president for academic affairs,” Coleman said. Read more: Investigation into former UM provost reveals long history of sexual misconductCollins took the interim provost role in January 2020 before taking it full-time that July. In addition to her role as dentistry dean, McCauley is a professor of periodontics and dentistry at the school. “(Oh my god) Michigan is appointing a Buckeye as the next provost,” wrote longtime electrical engineering and computer science professor Peter Honeyman on Twitter.

This led to UM titling its head football coach as the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach. Harbaugh said in a statement that he felt like a part of the Harris family. “He was an influential friend, go-to advisor and known agent for myself and the Harbaugh family,” Harbaugh said. He also facilitated a lecture to UM Ford School students by former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker in 2016. Besides his wife, Harris is survived by Harris is survived by their children, Bradley, Jacqueline and Jonathan; and six grandchildren.

-- Within a couple of hours after the postgame brawl between the Michigan and Wisconsin men’s basketball team on Sunday afternoon, an incident that included Michigan head coach Juwan Howard landing a punch, Michigan’s athletic director released a statement condemning the incident. “I am aware of and watched the end of our men’s basketball game,” Manuel said in the statement. Howard didn’t like that Wisconsin had called a timeout in the final seconds of a lopsided game and let Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard know it. It escalated from there, with Howard punching a Wisconsin assistant coach and several players throwing punches as well. Howard was asked in his postgame press conference if he anticipated being suspended for his role.

ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan’s provost is leaving a few weeks earlier than expected to take a job heading the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Provost Susan Collins will leave on May 15 to become president and CEO of the Boston-based bank, university officials said. “We are tremendously proud that Provost Collins has been selected to fill this important and prestigious position,” Coleman said in a statement. “It is an honor and an inspiration to serve as the Boston Fed’s next president,” Collins said in a statement. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is one of 12 regional reserve banks and serves the First Federal Reserve District, which includes most of New England.

University of Michigan interim President Mary Sue Coleman, who has taken over the position in the wake of Mark Schlissel’s removal, issues a message to the community last week to address her “priorities for the coming months.”

ANN ARBOR, MI - Mary Sue Coleman may only be University of Michigan’s interim president until this summer. That will not stop her from setting some basic priorities over the next few months. Coleman, entering her second stint as UM president after a 12-year run ended in 2014, detailed her vision in a Thursday, Jan. 27 email to the UM community.

Jon Vaughn’s small blue-and-white camper has been parked outside the home of the University of Michigan’s president since early October, and he says it isn't moving anytime soon.

ANN ARBOR, MI — University of Michigan’s Mary Sue Coleman released her first statement as interim president Sunday following the dismissal of former president Mark Schlissel. UM regents voted unanimously to remove Schlissel over the weekend after emails revealed he was having an inappropriate relationship with a university employee. Read more: Why did University of Michigan fire Mark Schlissel? The biochemist and former University of Iowa president is also the fourth-longest-serving president in the University of Michigan’s history. ALSO ON MLIVE:Retaliation against individuals reporting misconduct banned at University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan to overhaul how it handles sexual misconduct casesUpdates to sexual misconduct policy align University of Michigan with new Title IX guidance

The University of Michigan Board of Regents named former school president Mary Sue Coleman as interim president after firing Dr. Mark Schlissel from his presidency.

On Saturday, University of Michigan President Dr. Mark Schlissel was fired after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.

University of Michigan removed Mark Schlissel as president after an alleged sexual affair and appointed former president Mary Sue Coleman in an interim role.

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The University of Michigan says Mark Schlissel has been removed as school president due to an alleged “inappropriate relationship with a university employee."

The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted to fire Dr. Mark Schlissel as president after an investigation into an alleged relationship with a subordinate.

The University of Michigan Board of Regents voted to remove Dr. Mark Schlissel as president, effective immediately, following an investigation into possible misconduct.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan has named an academic building after a former school president, the first time that a woman has been given the honor. The Life Sciences Institute will be known as Mary Sue Coleman Hall, the university said Thursday. “I am deeply honored and touched by this action,” said Coleman, who was president from 2002-14. “For me, helping to build the Life Sciences Institute into the research powerhouse it is today was the opportunity of a lifetime.”Coleman’s successor as president, Mark Schlissel, said the university has some of the best academic programs in the world thanks to her leadership.