As students from all over reunite 
in Ann Arbor for a new school year, 
The Michigan Daily has you covered 
with all the major news coming out 
of the University of Michigan this 
summer.
It’s been an eventful summer for 
the Wolverines. From announcing 
a new president to medical students 
walking out of their white coat 
ceremony, from a new minimum 
wage to LEO-GLAM’s first contract 
with the University of Michigan, 
here’s what you need to know for the 
upcoming year.
APRIL 
April 9: The Michigan Democratic 
Party endorses Katherine White 
(D) and Michael J. Behm (D) for 
re-election to UMich Board of 
Regents
At 
the 
2022 
Endorsement 
Convention in Detroit’s Huntington 
Place 
convention 
center, 
the 
Michigan 
Democratic 
Party 
endorsed Katherine White (D) and 
Michael Behm (D) for re-election to 
the University’s Board of Regents.
White, 
the 
longest-standing 
regent at the University, is currently 
a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army 
National Guard, and is a professor at 
Wayne State University Law School. 
She serves in Lansing as the Deputy 
Commander of the 46 Military Police 
Command. She was inducted into the 
Michigan Military and Veterans Hall 
of Honor in 2021.
Behm is president and owner 

of the Behm & Behm law firm and 
chairperson of Business Forward 
Michigan. Behm served as an officer 
of the Michigan Association for 
Justice from 2008 to 2012 and served 
as president from 2011 to 2012.
April 
23: 
The 
Michigan 
Republican Party endorses Lena 
Epstein (R ) and Sevag Vartanian (R 
) for UMich Board of Regents
At the DeVos Place convention 
center in Grand Rapids, the Michigan 
Republican Party announced that 
they would endorse Lena Epstein (R) 
and Sevag Vartanian (R) for election 
to the University’s Board of Regents. 
If Epstein and Vartanian win their 
elections, they will be the third and 
fourth Republicans on the board. 
Regent Ron Weiser (R), chairman of 
the Michigan Republican Party, has 
chosen to support Lauren Hantz for 
the election.
Epstein received her B.A. in 
economics from Harvard University, 
and received her Master of Business 
Administration from the University 
of Michigan Ross School of Business. 
She is the co-owner and general 
manager of Vesco Oil Corporation 
and has not previously served in 
public office.
Vartanian earned a Bachelor of 
Science in actuarial mathematics 
from the University in 1991. Varta-
nian worked in the finance indus-
try after he received a M.B.A. in 
finance and statistics from the Uni-
versity of Chicago Booth School 
of Business. Vartanian currently 
operates Vartanian Capital Man-
agement, an asset management 
firm.

MAY 
May 20: Regents approve new 
chief diversity officer, updates to 
the president’s house at May meet-
ing
At the May Board of Regents 
meeting, Interim University Provost 
Laurie 
McCauley 
recommended 
Sharon F. Matusik as the next dean 
of the Ross School of Business, 
Carlos Jackson as the dean of the 
School of Art & Design and Vicki 
Ellingrod as the dean of the College 
of Pharmacy. Tabbye M. Chavous 
was also recommended by McCauley 
as the next vice provost for equity and 
inclusion and chief diversity officer, 
replacing Robert Sellers. 
The regents also approved a $15 
million renovation to the President’s 
House, as well as $9.5 million for 
the construction of the temporary 
replacement for the Central Campus 
Recreation Building (CCRB) on 
Palmer Field following the planned 
demolition of the current CCRB 
after the Fall 2022 semester. The 
temporary structure will be used 
until construction at the current 
CCRB is completed in 2025 — it will 
then be removed from Palmer Field.
JUNE 
June 5: UMich receives $3.5 
million reimbursement for Philbert 
settlement
The University will receive a 
$3.5 million reimbursement from 
Munich Reinsurance America for 
its $9.25 million settlement with 
eight survivors of former University 
Provost Martin Philbert’s sexual 
misconduct. Philbert was fired from 

his position in March 2020 after the 
law firm WilmerHale uncovered 
over 15 years of evidence of sexual 
misconduct against him.
June 16: UMich Board of Regents 
approves $15 minimum wage and 
tuition increase at June meeting
At the June Board of Regents 
meeting, a new budget for the 2023 
fiscal year was approved, which 
included an increase in tuition and a 
mandated $15 minimum wage for all 
workers across the Ann Arbor, Flint 
and Dearborn campuses.
For the 2022-23 school year, 
tuition will increase by 3.9% for out-
of-state students and will increase 
by 3.4% for in-state students. This 
tuition increase is over double the 
increase for the 2021-22 school year, 
which was 1.8%. Tuition increases 
do not apply to in-state students who 
receive need-based aid.
Included in the tuition and fees, 
the University Health Service fee 
will increase by 2.2% to $209.80 per 
semester and the Central Student 
Government fee will increase from 
$2 to $11.19. Residence hall room and 
board rates with Michigan Housing 
will also increase by 4.6% for the 
upcoming fiscal year. 
June 16: Nurses at Michigan 
Medicine rally for fair contract amid 
negotiations with UMich
Members 
of 
the 
University 
of Michigan Professional Nurse 
Council (UMPNC) marched from 
the Detroit Observatory on East Ann 
Street to the June Board of Regents 
meeting at the Ruthven Museums 
building. UMPNC is a branch of the 
Michigan Nurses Association and 

has been undergoing negotiations 
with the University since March 15. 
The current contract the University 
has with the nurses at Michigan 
Medicine expired on June 30. 
UMPNC’s 
original 
demands 
included an end to understaffing, 
enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios, 
fair wages and hazard pay. According 
to a UMPNC update from June 8, 
Michigan Medicine had not met the 
union’s demands about mandatory 
overtime and multi-unit positions at 
the time of publication.
Several of the nurses spoke 
at the Board of Regents meeting 
following the march, highlighting 
understaffing issues and re-outlining 
their demands. University Regent 
Denise Ilitch (D) assured them that 
their concerns were being addressed, 
but a contract has still not been 
negotiated. 
JULY 
July 13: Dr. Santa Ono is officially 
appointed as 15th U-M president
Current University of British 
Columbia President Dr. Santa Ono 
was officially appointed as the 15th 
president of the University at a special 
meeting of the U-M Board of Regents 
on July 13. Ono is set to begin his term 
on Oct. 13 and will have a base salary 
of $975,000. Interim University 
President Mary Sue Coleman — who 
was appointed following the firing 
of former University President Mark 
Schlissel — will continue to serve as 
president until the start of Ono’s term. 
According to a July statement from 
the University, Ono’s appointment 
came after a nearly six-month search 
of potential candidates that spread 

across the country. Ono will be the 
first president of the University that 
is of Japanese descent. While Ono’s 
base salary will be $975,000, that 
salary is subject to annual increases 
at the discretion of the Board of 
Regents, and Ono is also entitled to a 
deferred compensation of $350,000 
as well as residence at the President’s 
House. 
July 22: Regents appoint Interim 
Dean of Public Policy at first meeting 
in the Upper Peninsula 
The July Board of Regents meeting 
marked the first time the board met 
in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. 
During 
the 
meeting, 
Interim 
University Provost Laurie McCauley 
recommended the appointment of 
Celeste Watkins-Hayes as the interim 
dean of the Ford School of Public 
Policy. Watkins-Hayes was associate 
dean for faculty affairs in the Public 
Policy School, professor of University 
Diversity and Social Transformation 
and founding director of the Center 
for Racial Justice. 
July 24: UMich medical students 
walk out of white coat ceremony 
Incoming 
medical 
students 
walked out of their white coat 
ceremony to protest the selection 
of Clinical Assistant Professor Dr. 
Kristin Collier as speaker due to her 
anti-abortion views. The walkout 
followed the circulation of a petition 
to remove Collier as speaker, which 
received over 400 signatures. 
Michigan Medicine ultimately 
declined to select another speaker, 

2A — Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com

The University of Michigan 
Board of Regents met at the Alex-
ander G. Ruthven Building to dis-
cuss the budget for the 2023 fiscal 
year, which includes an increase in 
tuition and a $15 minimum wage 
for all workers across campuses. 
Interim University President 
Mary Sue Coleman opened the 
meeting 
by 
announcing 
that 
Regent Jordan Acker (D) will be 
succeeded by Regent Paul Brown 
(D) as the new chair of the Board. 
Acker will continue to serve on the 
Board of Regents until his term 
ends in 2027. 
Regent Sarah Hubbard (R) 
shared updates about the Presi-
dential Search Committee and 
the process of selecting the Uni-
versity’s new president. In Febru-
ary, the University announced the 

Presidential Search Committee, 
led by regents Sarah Hubbard and 
Denise Ilitch, to find a replacement 
for former President Mark Schlis-
sel, who was fired in January 
for engaging in an inappropriate 
relationship with a subordinate. 
The committee, which solicited 
feedback from the campus com-
munity through virtual learning 
sessions and an online survey, 
consists of representatives from 
all three campuses and Michigan 
Medicine. 
“We continue to be on track to 
complete the search for a new pres-
ident this summer,” Hubbard said. 
“We’d like to have an announce-
ment sometime soon. The interest 
is very high. We’re interviewing a 
diverse pool of candidates.”
Following Coleman’s opening 
remarks, Laurie K. McCauley, Uni-
versity Provost and Executive Vice 
President for Academic Affairs, 
 
 
presented the Fiscal Year 2023 

General Fund Budget for the Ann 
Arbor campus. The budget out-
lined an increase in the minimum 
wage for students and temporary 
workers of the University to $15 an 
hour, up from $9.87 per hour.
“This change will assure that 
all employees, including students 
and temporary staff, are compen-
sated in a manner consistent with 
the institutional values, regardless 
of how many hours they worked at 
the University,” McCauley said. 
The 
budget 
presentation 
detailed an increase in tuition 
for all paying students. For the 
2022-23 school year, tuition will 
increase by 3.9%, amounting to 
$2,102 per year, for undergradu-
ate out-of-state students and will 
increase by 3.4%, or $558 per year, 
for in-state students. The increase 
in the cost of tuition amounts to 
over double that of last year’s, with 

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Michigan this summer

The Michigan Democratic Party 
endorsed Katherine White (D) and 
Michael J. Behm (D) for re-election 
to the University of Michigan Board 
of Regents on April 9 at the 2022 State 
Endorsement Convention in Detroit’s 
Huntington Place convention center. 
On April 23, the Michigan Republican 
Party endorsed Lena Epstein (R) and 
Sevag Vartanian (R) at DeVos Place 
convention center in Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 
White and Behm aim to retain 
their seats on the Board of Regents 
in the November 8 election, while 
Epstein and Vartanian’s elections 
would make them the third and 
fourth Republicans on the board.
Regent Ron Weiser (R), chairman 
of the Michigan Republican Party, has 
backed Lauren Hantz for the election.
The state of Michigan is holding 
an election for two of eight seats on 
the Michigan State University Board 
of Trustees, two of eight seats on 
the University of Michigan Board 
of Regents and two of eight seats on 
the Wayne State University Board of 
Governors on November 8, 2022.
Article VIII § V of the Michigan 
Constitution 
provides 
for 
the 
election of the governing boards 
of three Michigan universities, the 
University of Michigan, Michigan 
State University and Wayne State 
University, 
by 
the 
citizens 
of 
Michigan. Two U-M regents — White 
and Behm, in 2022 — are up for 
election every two years. As of 2022, 
there are two Republicans and six 

Democrats on the University’s Board.
White is a professor at Wayne State 
University Law School and a Brigadier 
General in the U.S. Army National 
Guard. She is serving in Lansing, 
Mich. as the Deputy Commander 
of the 46 Military Police Command 
and was inducted into the Michigan 
Military and Veterans Hall of Honor 
in 2021. White is the longest-standing 
Regent at the University. 
Behm is president and owner 
of the Behm & Behm law firm and 
chairperson of Business Forward 
Michigan. He was an officer of the 
Michigan Association for Justice from 
2008 to 2012 and served as president 
from 2011 to 2012. Behm succeeded 
former Regent Julia Donovan Darlow 
(D), who did not seek re-election, in 
2014.
White was originally elected to the 
Board in 1998 and was then re-elected 
in 2006 and 2014. If Behm and White 
are re-elected, they will be serving 
their second and fourth eight-year 
terms, respectively.
Epstein 
attended 
Harvard 
University where she received a B.A. 
in economics. She graduated from the 
University of Michigan Ross School 
of Business with a Master of Business 
Administration in 2008. Epstein 
is also the co-owner and general 
manager of Vesco Oil Corporation. 
She has not previously served in 
public office.
Vartanian is a 1991 graduate of 
the University of Michigan, where 
he earned a Bachelor of Science 
in actuarial mathematics. After 
graduating from the University of 
Chicago Booth School of Business 
with an M.B.A. in finance and 

statistics, Vartanian has worked in 
the finance industry. He currently 
runs Vartanian Capital Management, 
an asset management firm.
White, Epstein and Vartanian did 
not respond to requests for comment 
from The Michigan Daily.
Jon Vaughn, a survivor of late 
athletic doctor Robert Anderson, 
announced in Nov. 2021 he would be 
running for the University’s Board of 
Regents in 2022. Vaughn also did not 
respond to The Daily’s requests for 
comment.
LSA senior Noah Zimmerman, 
Central 
Student 
Government 
(CSG) president, said maintaining a 
relationship between CSG and the 
Board is an important part of CSG’s 
role at the University. 
“(We talk) about what we want 
to see for the year (and) how we can 
work together, but the regents are 
really the ones who vote on things 
and decide on things,” Zimmerman 
said. “So we’re really just trying 
to advocate to them, answer their 
questions, tell them what students 
have been seeing, what they want to 
see more of and telling them what 
students want to change about the 
University. We’re really a voice for the 
students to the board.” 
Zimmerman said while CSG 
cannot endorse or support any 
candidate for regent, the election 
does have an impact on the plans and 
actions CSG is able to take.
“If a regent is more amenable to 
student decisions, they’ll probably 
listen to us a little bit more than 
some other regents,” Zimmerman 

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