we can do more than follow Harvard’s brave example. We can carry the torch for public institutions across the nation. I hope you will resolutely seek a victor for president.

I am a resident of CITY and a member of YOUR INDIVISIBLE GROUP. Thank you for your public service.

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME

search process occur in genuine partnership with the campus community and for there to be transparency with respect to the process, timeline, and outcomes.

This is the moment to truly shine as the leaders and best. Because the University of Michigan belongs to taxpayers, not kings,

will prioritize “rebuilding trust,” and that she hopes “we will pledge to respect one another, listen to one another, and to care for one another.” Trust, of course, requires transparency, inclusivity, and shared governance with stakeholders. In that spirit, we would like to see the presidential

to values that were crafted by the community over decades:
The University of Michigan refers repeatedly to the importance of values such as transparency, inclusion, community, shared governance, and public engagement. Most recently, President Mary Sue Coleman stated that she and the Regents

unwarranted detention.

Establish a hiring process that adheres to detailed recommendations that were offered to the regents in 2022 by the American Association of University Professors (Flint and Ann Arbor) and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. It begins with a reference

the call to fight for democracy and embrace the faculty senate’s resolutions:
Establish a mutual defense contract with Big Ten Alliance universities
Support the core mission and values of higher education
Restore DEI initiatives
Protect international students, faculty and staff from

UM CONNECTION IF ANY I ask you to act in accordance with the views expressed by students, faculty and staff members who are, collectively, world class experts in every aspect of higher education. They have spelled out your next two steps.

Seek a candidate who will accept

by re-asserting the critical value of evidence-based DEI programs.

Because all Michiganders benefit tremendously when U-M flourishes, the regents’ next choice for university president matters to us all. As a concerned resident, taxpayer AND OTHER

mission,” as reported in the Record, is welcomed news. I hope this signals that the Board and U-M leaders will soon address the most fracturing missteps of Ono’s tenure by acknowledging peaceful civil disobedience as a legitimate tool of American democracy; and

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Email U-M Regents:
Jordan B Acker (jbacker@umich.edu)
Michael J Behm (mjbehm@umich.edu)
Mark J Berstein (mjbern@umich.edu)
Paul W Brown (pwb@umich.edu)
Sarah Hubbard (regenthubbard@umich.edu)
Denise Ilitch (dilitch@umich.edu)
Carl J Meyers (cjmeyers@umich.edu)
Katherine E. White (kewhite@umich.edu)

On May 20, the U-M Regents will meet, and likely will set details for the search for the new president.

Tell the Regents to stand against a Trump takeover that would limit academic freedom, halt critical research and tank Michigan’s second largest employer.