The
Senate
Advisory
Committee on University Affairs
met with University of Michigan
President Mark Schlissel and
the Provost and Executive Vice
President for Academic Affairs
Search
Advisory
Committee
Monday afternoon to discuss the
selection of the new provost.
Schlissel began the meeting
by seeking input from SACUA on
what the search committee should
look for in a new provost. Schlissel
welcomed SACUA’s advice not
only on what qualifications the
candidates should have, but also
the issues to which they should be
paying extra attention, particularly
as a body that frequently interacts
with the provost.
“I thought it would be valuable
to have input from SACUA about
what we should be paying closest
attention to as we search for a
new
provost,”
Schlissel
said.
“You’re amongst the group that
interacts with the provost quite a
bit … so your advice is particularly
welcome.”
SACUA member John Lehman,
a professor of biology, began the
conversation by reading a list of
questions he and the Academic
Affairs
Advisory
Committee
created. The committee hopes
the questions will be used in the
interviews of the candidates for
provost. Its questions covered a
broad range of topics, including
what the candidate believes to be
the purpose of the University and
his or her vision for research and
innovation at the University.
Lehman also stressed the
importance of the future provost’s
engagement with undergraduate
education,
considering
the
provost is currently the only
individual with a responsibility
for
undergraduate
education
on campus. Lehman suggested
asking whether the provost would
like to expand that responsibility
and if he or she would consider
active
involvement
with
students by teaching occasional
undergraduate courses.
Schlissel
responded
enthusiastically to the AAAC’s list,
saying the search committee has
already spent time thinking about
the provost’s relationship with
undergraduate education.
“We were just talking about the
issue of undergraduate education
today,” Schlissel said. “All schools
and colleges have structures that
look after their undergraduate
programs and deans respond
on the school level. But the
provost is really the integrator
of undergraduate commitments
across the campus.”
Other
SACUA
members
posed
their
own
questions
regarding topics such as how
the next provost will further the
University’s Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion plan and interact with
With
the
current
administration nearing its end, the
first campaign for the University
of Michigan’s Central Student
Government launched Monday
night. The group celebrated its
new beginning in the Ross School
of Business with its 15 member
team.
The party, eMerge, is headed
by LSA junior Anushka Sarkar,
the former Chief Programming
Officer,
who
is
running
for
President,
and
Public
Policy
junior Nadine Jawad, the current
CSG Senior Policy Advisor, who
is running for Vice President.
Currently, the party is unopposed.
Last
year,
Sarkar
worked
with the Mental Health Leaders
Network, where she helped push to
increase the number of counselors
in Counseling and Psychological
Services. The party’s goals are
based in pushing for sustainable
changes that can impact a greater
movement.
“We
really
pushed
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See CAMPAIGN, Page 3
New party
announces
run in CSG
elections
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
LSA juniors lead eMerge
campaign, aim to bring
attention to student voices
NISA KHAN &
JORDYN BAKER
Daily News Editor &
Daily Staff Reporter
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University President Mark Schlissel joined the SACUA meeting to discuss the search for a new provost at the Fleming
Building on Monday.
Adminstration and SACUA discuss
selection of next University provost
President Mark Schlissel visits the committee, asking for suggestions, recommendations
MAYA GOLDMAN
Daily Staff Reporter
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See SACUA, Page 3
Updates regarding three hate
crimes that occurred at the end of
last year have been released by the
Ann Arbor Police Department.
Following the conclusion of a
joint investigation with the FBI,
AAPD and the Division of Public
Safety and Security, two of the
three crimes were deemed as
being falsely reported and the
other investigation is currently
inactive because of lack of
information.
The
first
incident,
which
took place on Nov. 11, involved
a student who reported being
approached by a man who
demanded she remove her hijab
or he would set her on fire. It
was later determined, citing
several discrepancies between
eyewitness
testimonies
and
surveillance
tapes
from
the
scene, the alleged crime did
not occur. According to a press
release from the AAPD, the
student will not be prosecuted
for the false report.
“Washtenaw
County
Prosecutor’s office declined to
authorize criminal charges,” Lt.
See DPSS, Page 3
DPSS gives
update on
alleged Fall
hate crimes
CRIME
‘U’ police, AAPD and FBI
determine two of three
hate crimes did not occur
ALEXIS RANKIN
Daily Staff Reporter
The Provost and Executive
Vice President for Academic
Affairs
Search
Advisory
Committee held a town hall
meeting Monday evening, seeking
public input on the search process
for the position, which oversees
academic and budgetary affairs
for the University of Michigan.
The position of interim provost
is currently held by Public Policy
Prof. Paul Courant, who assumed
the position on Feb. 1st after
former Provost Martha Pollack
left the University on Jan. 31 to
serve role as president of Cornell
University starting April 17.
University
President
Mark
Schlissel,
who
chairs
the
committee, said he hopes to fill
the position by the beginning of
the next academic year.
Aside
from
Schlissel,
the
committee
consists
of
10
professors and deans from several
of the University’s 19 schools, as
well as one student representative.
The
town
hall
had
an
attendance of about 30 people,
most of whom were faculty and
staff, as well as the committee
members themselves. The group
articulated ideas about what
qualities the next provost should
have and the issues with which he
or she should be most concerned.
Several attendees mentioned
the importance of the provost’s
understanding
of
research,
including
Vice
President
for
Research Jack Hu, a committee
member
and
professor
of
mechanical
engineering,
who
said it was important to him that
the future provost was someone
who had done research and
understood the complexities of
the research enterprise.
LSA senior Aditi Rao raised
the question of innovations in
education, citing Caitlin Holman’s
recent TedxUofM presentation
about improvements that could be
made in education.
“I know a few of you have
mentioned the importance of
research and that the provost
has participated in research,”
Rao said. “I think it would be
Public input,
feedback on
provost heard
at town hall
Students, professors explore role of
free speech in classroom, on campus
See TOWN HALL, Page 3
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ADMINISTRATION
Students interested in selection of leader,
faculty also vocalize specific requests
ALON SAMUEL
Daily Staff Reporter
University as a public institution has strict policies regarding First Amendment
In the last year there have been
several instances of hate speech
and
targeted
verbal
attacks
against different minority groups
on the University of Michigan
campus.
However,
the
line
between hate speech and free
speech remains blurred for the
University to interpret in each
individual case, as the balance
between maintaining free speech
and a safe environment for
students continually remains a
precarious one.
As a public institution, the
University must strictly adhere
to the First Amendment and the
freedom of speech it guarantees.
The
University
codified
its
commitment
to
free
speech
and a safe campus in its UM
Standard Practice Guide, as of
the many policies in the SPG, one
is dedicated solely to 601.01, the
“Freedom of Speech and Artistic
Expression.”
The Civil Liberties Board of
the University’s Senate Assembly
proposed a set of guidelines to be
adopted by the University.
Prefacing the policies is the
goal that, by representing and
allowing for the entire spectrum
of opinions within the University
community, the staff can create
an
open
forum
for
diverse
opinions. The guidelines of 601.01
are committed to the exchange of
opinions to encourage learning.
“Expression of diverse points of
view is of the highest importance,
not only for those who espouse a
cause or position and then defend
it, but also for those who hear and
pass judgment on that defense,”
the policy reads. “The belief that
an opinion is pernicious, false, or
in any other way detestable cannot
be grounds for its suppression.”
Law student Erin Pamukcu,
president
of
the
University’s
chapter
of
the
American
Constitution
Society,
believes
the First Amendment and free
speech are foundations not only
in the study of law, but the U.S.
democratic system.
“It’s
the
Amendment
that
ensures the will of the people can
CAITLIN REEDY
Daily Staff Reporter
See FREE SPEECH, Page 3