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We are so happy to have Professor @chris_j_walker at Michigan Law. Even if he roots for @OhioStateFB. #GoBlue #BeatOhioState

RT @UMich: C. Cybele Raver was confirmed as the University of Michigan’s 17th president today at a special meeting of the Board of Regents. Please join us in welcoming President-Elect Raver!

RT @UMich: The University of Michigan Board of Regents announced Dr. C. Cybele Raver as its choice to become the university’s 17th president. The Board will hold a special meeting on Sept. 1 to take a formal vote.

RT @karimabennoune: In just 2 days.. Join us for the virtual launch of the Declaration on #GenderApartheid Thurs Aug 13, 12-1:30 PM ET Register w QR code below or link: Solidarity with women of #Afghanistan at the 5th anniversary of #Taliban rule RT

Please join us for the virtual launch event for the Declaration on #GenderApartheid, Thurs Aug 13, 12-1:30 PM ET Registration link below: speakers: @ZubaidaAKBR @DrMoradian1 @ManizhaBakhtari @HannahRGarry @ZarqaYaftali @karimabennoune Penny Andrews

Professor Patrick Barry has been named to a new role as director of artificial intelligence initiatives for Michigan Law. Barry will help coordinate our expanding portfolio of AI-related initiatives, focusing on skills training and student programming.

RT @michlawreview: In their recent #MLR piece, Profs. Sepper, Nelson, & Garden explore key distinctions between employment & membership in arguing that the right of expressive association should not presumptively extend to employer-employee relationships. #goblue READ:

An International Declaration on Gender Apartheid and Its Destructive Consequences will formally launch with an online event. 📆: August 13, 2026 🕛: 12-1:30 PM EST Register: Read more:

Does Michigan Law Admissions use AI? How much can applicants use AI? Were there any takeaways from last cycle's AI essay prompt? Should AI skills be included in your resume? In today's episode of A2Z, Dean Z covers everything AI:

RT @MDefendersMLaw: This summer, while the MDefenders students are away doing internships in public defender offices, we thought we'd introduce you to some of our student members. This week meet recent graduate, Spoorthi Krishnaraj. Spoorthi is heading to New Orleans to work as a public defender.

"Our four fellows this year demonstrate how important it is to have caring, thoughtful people in government roles." Read about this year's Fiske Fellows:

“More individuals and families are navigating immigration proceedings these days without professional assistance. Together, the three grants support the lab’s response across multiple fronts.” —Professor Jessica Lefort

“AI increasingly can mimic human judgment, but that’s all it is doing. Using AI exclusively is to absolutely forgo the human element of it—the sense of judgment—which is so key to what we do in admissions.” —Dean Z in @insidehighered

A new book by Professor @BarbMcQuade, ’91, argues that the actions of the current presidential administration threaten the practice of democracy in the U.S. and also offers ideas to oppose that threat. Read more: Buy the book:

RT @BarbMcQuade: It’s publication day for my new book, The Fix. You can find it here.

RT @BarbMcQuade: My new book shares idea for fixing our democracy. @UmichLaw

RT @MDefendersMLaw: MDefenders Founder & Faculty Director, Professor @PrimusEve, is also a habeas scholar @UMichLaw and recently discussed the Andrew v. White ruling and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA)

RT @gobluebrod: Public service in law often starts well before graduation. This year's awardees of the @UMichLaw Pro Bono Service Awards inspire me with their commitment to expanding access to justice:

RT @gobluebrod: History has a way of sharpening the present. At @UMichLaw, Alex Votta’s work shows that Black leaders in the Civil War & Reconstruction era saw education as foundational to citizenship, liberty & equality — not optional. Learn more:

RT @NYULawDemProjct: 🚨New "What's Next?" essay by @nicholas_bagley @UMichLaw — "The Unions and the Cities" @nyulaw "What's Next?" features reform ideas, critiques, & original proposals from across the ideological spectrum Read the full essay here:

RT @MDefendersMLaw: MDefenders @UMichLaw was proud to host Prof. Lucius Outlaw III from @howardlawschool to talk about how courts have criminalized hip hop by admitting irrelevant & prejudicial rap lyrics against accused people in criminal trials & what defense lawyers can do to fight back.

OUT TODAY: Reading Wars, a new book from Professor Don Herzog. Reading Wars explores heated, even murderous, political struggles over who gets to read and what they get to read. Link to free download: