Innovation and Research

At UM-Dearborn, we're committed to investing in our faculty and staff and ensuring that we do everything we can to recruit and retain top talent. 

Our faculty and staff are, in turn, dedicated to the success of our students, who leave UM-Dearborn enriched and prepared for the 21st-century workforce. This is also the result of our 16:1 student-faculty ratio. Students get access to and learn from professors with whom they can create close, lasting relationships.

Look to UM-Dearborn to nurture expertise and talent to provide more opportunities for student success by:

• Advancing UM-Dearborn's mission by developing action-oriented plans and projects that allow the university to recruit, retain, develop, support and engage passionate faculty and staff who work collaboratively and are at the forefront of their fields.
• Increasing external research funding by over 140 percent, externally funded research expenditures by over 80 percent since 2018, four NSF CAREER Awards since 2018, and receiving record federal funding in 2024, including 13 awards from federal agencies and the largest research grant in UM-Dearborn history – $3.53 million.
• Investing in staff through professional advancement and development opportunities.
• Maintaining meaningful relationships with students after they graduate.