Written by guest playwright and U-M alumnx Jordan Harris, this short series of plays illuminates U-M’s complicated relationship to elitism and racial inequity. Using Matthew Johnson’s book Undermining Racial Justice (a historical analysis of the admissions processes at U-M) as an entry point, the play examines how American colleges and universities–and U-M specifically–have perpetuated anti-Blackness while simultaneously […]

Promoting Yourself via Building Academic Community: A practical and hands-on why-to and how-to Via Zoom Registration is limited to U-M Faculty (all tracks) Self-promotion can feel awkward, slimy, or inauthentic; it doesn’t have to. In this workshop, we will discuss self-promotion framed within notions of building connectedness and situating you (more) in your discipline and […]

This workshop outlines strategies for developing a persuasive grant proposal that is responsive to sponsor priorities. Focusing on proposals that are driven by a hypothesis and/or research question, the presenter will offer an overview of crucial pre-proposal preparation, from assessing readiness, to analyzing funders, to understanding the review process. The presenter will also look at proposal components, structure, writing style […]