Canada is now the university’s second-largest source for international undergraduate students. Sports are often the draw. But coaches say academic scholarships are greasing the wheels.

Interim Chancellor Gabriella Scarlatta and Interim Provost Ghassan Kridli talk about the whirlwind of leadership changes at UM-Dearborn this spring and why the transition has been mostly smooth sailing.

If a research study involves human subjects, it has to go through an Institutional Review Board evaluation. But UM-Dearborn’s IRB liaison, Elizabeth Molina, wants faculty, staff and students to see her as a partner, not the ethics police.

Teaira Ross, ’25 CASL grad, says UM-Dearborn helped her go from surviving to thriving. Now she’s working at Henry Ford Health System to do the same for others.