During Year Five, the dual crises of a global pandemic and nationwide racial unrest cast an unflinching, unforgiving light on the deep-rooted structural inequities of American life. In response, the U-M redoubled its efforts to pursue research, education and societal engagement that advances racial justice and health care equity. In Spring 2021, the university launched several new campuswide initiatives—and enhanced existing programs—to support diversity, equity and inclusion through anti-racism initiatives and through COVID-related policies and services.
The COVID-19 pandemic created a complex web of challenges for U-M’s central administration as well as for every school and college. Our students, faculty and staff were all impacted in many different ways.
Covid-19
U-M advanced a new set of initiatives built on extensive DEI work already underway to refocus our collective attention and energy toward building an anti-racist campus culture.
Anti-Racism
