Faculty Senate passes nine resolutions on wide range of topics
The University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate has passed nine resolutions on a range of topics, including the optional use of Collegiate Travel Partners; a call for Michigan Medicine to end the “pause” on gender affirming care for patients under 19; a restoration of funding for the Consulting for Statistics, Computing, and Analytics Research unit; and a university investment in resources to help faculty and staff meet the Americans with Disabilities, or ADA, compliance deadline by spring 2026.
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The election saw 3,638 Senate members — 46.6% of eligible electors — cast ballots over three days of electronic voting that followed a Nov. 3 Senate meeting.
Each resolution is advisory in nature.
The Faculty Senate has approximately 7,800 members, including tenured and tenure-track instructional faculty and research faculty, as well as librarians, clinical faculty, archivists, curators and lecturers I, II, III and IV with at least a 50% appointment, and deans and executive officers from all U-M campuses.
A breakdown of the vote is as follows:
Motion 1: Motion to Make the Collegiate Travel Partners (CTP) Travel Service Optional
Yes: 3,350. No: 116 (172 abstained)
The first motion advocates for making Collegiate Travel Partners, the mandated university travel service, optional for faculty and staff.
Motion 2: Resolution to End the “Pause” and Resume Gender Affirming Care, in Alignment with our University’s Values and the Mission of Michigan Medicine
Yes: 2,432. No: 555 (651 abstained)
The second resolution urges Michigan Medicine to end its “pause” on gender affirming care for patients under 19.
Motion 3: Resolution to Reject Participation in the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”
Yes: 2,978. No: 225 (435 abstained)
The third resolution asked the university to reject participation in the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
Motion 4: Resolution Demanding a Comprehensive Policy Addressing the Role of Generative Artificial Intelligence at the University of Michigan
Yes: 2,666. No: 429 (543 abstained)
The fourth resolution calls for U-M to develop a comprehensive policy addressing the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).
Motion 5: Call to Restore Funding for Consulting for Statistics, Computing, and Analytics Research (CSCAR)
Yes: 2,585. No: 281 (772 abstained)
The motion seeks support for restoring funding to the Consulting for Statistics, Computing, and Analytics Research, or CSCAR, unit.
Motion 6: A Resolution Asking the University to Invest the Necessary Resources to Make Our Digital Materials Accessible
Yes: 2,716. No: 221 (701 abstained)
The motion calls on U-M to invest in the resources faculty and staff need to make their digital materials ADA compliant by April 24, 2026.
Motion 7: Motion to Restore Fair Rules and Rule of Law to the University
Yes: 2,478. No: 325 (835 abstained)
The motion urges the university to adopt the Student Relations Advisory Committee’s proposed amendments to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities, particularly those that undo the Regents July 2024 changes.
Motion 8: Resolution Regarding New H-1B Policies
Yes: 2,796. No: 224 (618 abstained)
The motion calls for the university to address and oppose recent changes to federal H-1B policies that impact international hiring and scholarship at U-M.
Motion 9: Statement Concerning the Presidential Search Committee
Yes: 2,592. No: 339 (707 abstained)
The motion focuses on the role — or lack — of faculty governance in the ongoing U-M presidential search.
