The High Cost of Mass DeportationWilliam D. Lopez | Clinical Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Public HealthLearn more

The Economics of Medication Access: Drug Prices, Insurance Design, and the Patient ExperienceJoey Mattingly | Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research at the University of Utah College of PharmacyLearn more

ESG Reporting Frameworks, with Professor Lindsey GalloThis workshop examines the challenges and opportunities of mandatory ESG reporting, comparing the SEC's climate proposal with international regulations like the CSRD and IFRS S1 and S2.Learn more

Lessons from the Water Warrior on Community Coalition Building for Water JusticeMonica Lewis-Patrick | Founder and CEO of We The People of DetroitLearn more

Employing Gen Z: Summer Youth Employment as a Path to Economic Mobility and More Inclusive WorkplacesPanel with Kathleen Clancey | SummerWorks Program ManagerLearn more

The Privateers: How Billionaires Created a Culture War and Sold School VouchersJosh Cowen | Professor of Education Policy, Michigan State University College of EducationLearn more

Undoing Racism WorkgroupUndoing Racism is a community collective of students, staff, and faculty in the School of Social Work dedicated to fighting white supremacy at individual, school, and structural levels. Learn more

Lessons of Authoritarianism and Democratic Resilience in Latin America: Cuba’s Digital Revolution: Between Quiescence and RevoltJoin us for a dialogue with Harold Cárdenas Lema, co-founder and former director of one of the foremost digital spaces for Cubans by Cubans on the island, La Joven Cuba.Learn more

Systems of Secrecy: Journalism, Power and the Policy Gaps that Enable CorruptionThis talk examines what global investigative journalism reveals about the limits of public policy and regulation when laws fall short, enforcement fails and bad actors innovate faster than the systems meant to stop them.Learn more

Cascading Crises and Prospects for Peace – H.R. McMasterMcMaster will give his overview of of the many conflicts around the world, the role the U.S. is playing and can play in the future, and the prospects for peace, followed by a conversation with professor of practice Javed Ali of the Weiser Diplomacy Center.Learn more

True False Hot Cold ScreeningJoin us for the launch of Democracy on Screen — a film series presented as part of the Ford School’s Resilient Democracies initiative.Learn more

Slay the Dragon ScreeningJoin us for the launch of Democracy on Screen — a film series presented as part of the Ford School’s Resilient Democracies initiative. This series celebrates the role of storytelling and creative expression in shaping, challenging, and expanding our understanding of democracy and civic empowerment. Through powerful films, we’ll explore how everyday people and grassroots movements drive change, amplify marginalized voices, and reimagine what democracy can be.Learn more

Shin Godzilla ScreeningJoin us for the launch of Democracy on Screen — a film series presented as part of the Ford School’s Resilient Democracies initiative.Learn more

The Doors You Can Open: Networking, Building Trust, and Using Your Influence to Create a More Inclusive WorkplaceWe will discuss how looking for opportunities to be a sponsor – rather than a beneficiary of sponsorship – can change how we approach our relationships, build trust, and elevate others, ourselves, and our communities.Learn more

Vladimir Kara-Murza | 2025 Wallenberg Medal and LectureVladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian politician and human rights advocate, will deliver the 2025 Wallenberg Lecture at the University of Michigan, sharing his experiences as an opposition leader, including his imprisonment and poisoning attempts.Learn more

Disability and the Return of Eugenics and the Poor LawJoin us to discuss recent events that threaten to return us to the world of the Eugenics Era and the English Poor Laws before that. Learn more

Aspects of the Housing Crisis through the lens of AbundanceThis panel will look at how the U.S. housing crisis has been driven by policy choices that prioritize wealth preservation over access. Learn more

Shifting Roots: Hair is the Garden We WearDetroit barber and artist Tzu Poré talks with writer Kahn Santori Davison about Poré's project Shifting Roots. The project fuses symbolic hair design, ritual healing, and fine art into one unified ecosystem of transformation.Learn more

Shifting Roots: Hair is the Garden We WearDetroit barber and artist Tzu Poré talks with writer Kahn Santori Davison about Poré's project Shifting Roots. The project fuses symbolic hair design, ritual healing, and fine art into one unified ecosystem of transformation.Learn more

Getting Informed: How Local Governance Works in Washtenaw CountyCome learn about each elected offices’ responsibilities, importance, and reason for being an elected office.Learn more

Energy & Sustainability Career WebinarJoin us for a panel discussion featuring U-M Mechanical Engineering alumni sharing how their experiences at U-M helped them prepare for their careers in energy/sustainability. Learn more

Should Hate Speech be Regulated on Social Media?Join us to learn more about the tensions between free expression and digital harm and how to navigate this evolving landscape. Learn more

Is the Gender Revolution Really Stalled?Based on new research, this event challenges the "stalled revolution" narrative of gender equality in the U.S. labor market, revealing that occupational segregation has actually declined steadily across new generations. The discussion will highlight how different factors like age, education, and parenthood influence these trends, showing that progress is continuing.Learn more

Dewey DialogueCome join us for Ginsberg’s biannual Dewey Dialogue! This year’s theme is "At Home in our Community: Affordable Housing.Learn more

Hiring to Displace: How Employers Use Legal Status to Reshape Workplace PowerThis event explores how legal status is used as a managerial tool to control the workforce, a process called orchestrated racialized displacement. The speaker will explain how specific organizational practices create a vulnerable workforce of Latino immigrant laborers, with significant and disproportionate impacts on Black and U.S.-born workers.Learn more

LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Cohort Replacement and the Waves of Fertility Decline in ChinaJoin Dr. Yong Cai as he discusses China's fertility decline through three distinct waves shaped by cultural shifts, challenging the idea that policy was the sole driver. He'll offer predictions for the future and highlight the social challenges disproportionately affecting disadvantaged groups.Learn more

Disability Awareness and Inclusionone sentence This session will provide best practices for creating and maintaining inclusive work and learning environments by raising disability awareness, dispelling ableist myths, and discussing how to increase accessibility in university settings.Learn more

Spoon Theory ExperienceThis interactive board game workshop uses "Spoon Theory" to help participants understand the impact of disabilities on daily energy, offering practical ways to build a more inclusive workplace.Learn more

IES Energy Seminar Series – The Social Impacts of Energo-WasteA new paper by Sisty Basil and Kelly Askew explores the social impacts and community responses to "energo-waste"—the physical and environmental detritus left behind by failed or outmoded energy projects in rural Tanzania.Learn more

Assess Your ImpactSue Ann Savas offers real-world insights on theory of change and measuring your impact, including strategies for balancing impact with revenue.Learn more

Trust-Based PhilanthropyJoin Tanya Upthegrove Gregory to learn about the Ruth Mott Foundation's experiences and perspectives.Learn more

Financial Oversight: The Board’s RoleJoin Vance Jackson, Jr for a talk on financial oversight, diversification, financial policies and more.Learn more

Center for Social Solutions Open HouseJoin us at the University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions offices to meet our team, get a tour of our Center, and learn more about our current mission and projects. Bites and beverages will be served!Learn more

Unity in Diversity DinnerJoin us for dinner and conversations about social justice issues through a global lens.Learn more

Anti-Ableism 101 This is a foundational 2 hour training to help participants understand and reflect on introductory concepts about disability, ableism, accessibility, and the 4 levels of oppression & change.Learn more

How is ESG Information Used by the Capital Market and Beyond?This session will explore how sustainability information is utilized by shareholders and other stakeholders. Learn more

Pronouns 101In this 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns and their usage, participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and work on bystander intervention skills.Learn more

Pronouns 101In this 2-hour workshop on the basics of pronouns and their usage, participants will have the chance to practice using different sets of pronouns and work on bystander intervention skills.Learn more

Powering Asia’s Future: Climate Innovation and the Energy TransitionThe William Davidson Institute and the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) will host Scott Morris, Vice President, East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), for a wide-ranging discussion on the energy and climate transition across the continent and what it means for the world.Learn more

U-M College of Pharmacy Sponsored NMDP Bone Marrow Registry DriveThe College of Pharmacy be hosting a NMDP Bone Marrow Drive to help increase the number of potential donors on the registry.Learn more

Lessons of Authoritarianism and Democratic Resilience in Latin America: “Memoria” as Resistance: Comparative Human Rights Education in Chile and ArgentinaJoin us to learn about how Chile transitioned to a thriving democracy from a previous dictatorship from Chilean activist and Manager of Archives at the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Chile, Juan Carlos Vega Briones and the former Executive Director of the ESMA Museum and Site of Memory of Argentina, Mayki Gorosito.Learn more

Close to Home: A Conversation on the Experiences of Migrant FarmworkersJoin us to discuss the complex and challenging experiences faced by migrant farmworkers today, as well as their heightened precarity due to the policies of the current administration, through the lens of academic research, public health, visual storytelling, and legal advocacy.Learn more

Pursuing Pharmacoequity: A Prescription for HealthPharmacoequity is defined as “ensuring all individuals, regardless of race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or availability of resources, have access to the highest-quality medications required to manage their health needs. Join us to learn more about this concept and its applications.Learn more

Zero Waste Stadium Volunteer OpportunityThe Office of Campus Sustainability is seeking Registered Student Organizations to volunteer at home football games this fall. By staffing waste bins, your group can help educate fans and minimize contamination. Commit 15 volunteers for a 5-hour shift and receive a $500 stipend, plus meal vouchers for participants.Learn more

LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in ChinaJoin us to discuss how the Chinese state absorbed foreign liberal norms to strengthen health institutions and reinforce authoritarian control from 1978 to 2018. Learn more

CJS Noon Lecture Series | Acknowledgment and Moral Accountability within Japanese Activist SpacesThis talk focuses on contemporary left-wing Japanese activists and examines how they deal with in-group mistreatment and ideological disputes among alliesLearn more

Undoing Racism WorkgroupUndoing Racism is a community collective of students, staff, and faculty in the School of Social Work dedicated to fighting white supremacy at individual, school, and structural levels. Learn more