2/11/2026

A decades-old portrait and a student film crew bring a Michigan history maker to campus

The documentary “Best in Class: Blenda J. Wilson, Jon Onye Lockard and the Portrait that Connected Them” premiered at UM-Dearborn on Feb. 11....
2/2/2026

Faculty and staff have made big progress on digital accessibility goals

With just a few months to go before new federal digital accessibility standards kick in, UM-Dearborn is making strong progress. Here’s a look at some of the work that’s been done and the road ahead....
1/7/2026

How will you celebrate MLK’s legacy?

UM-Dearborn and Henry Ford College offer more than 22 service opportunities on the 40th anniversary of MLK Day’s national observance....
11/17/2025

New class expands views through Ways of Seeing

An interdisciplinary class pulls in experts from engineering, arts, sciences, business and more to share lessons about intellectual empathy and holistic thinking....
10/27/2025

The Mardigian Library is piloting new types of study spaces

A family study area, a third-floor ‘study cabana,’ and a conference room that transforms into a study area after hours are a few ways the Mardigian Library is making the most of its space, as the building awaits a larger renovation....
9/17/2025

New ‘2+2’ program takes novel approach to Michigan’s teacher shortage

A partnership between UM-Dearborn and Jackson College could help would-be teachers from rural areas get off the sidelines....
9/10/2025

Arab Detroit enters its ‘worldmaking’ era

Professor of History Sally Howell discusses how Arab and Chaldean communities are creating a more permanent, confident and joyful place in the fabric of southeast Michigan....
7/28/2025

Can we make accessibility ‘universal’?

A spring 2026 federal digital accessibility deadline is ushering in a new paradigm for disability accommodations....
2/4/2025

Campus Colleagues: Becky Richardson

SOAR Program Assistant Becky Richardson recently received a U-M award for leaders creating a welcoming and supportive working environment. Richardson’s advice? ‘Treat people how you want to be treated.’...
11/18/2024

Lecturer Rashid Faisal wants you to remember — and see yourself in — Cornelius Henderson

With an Inclusive History Project grant, the education lecturer is challenging his students to reckon with the nearly forgotten life story of a 1911 African American U-M grad who became an accomplished Detroit civil engineer. ...