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U-M Center for Innovation in Detroit celebrates construction milestone
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Remembering Reynolds Farley: An expert on Detroit, the census and America’s racial divide
Ren Farley’s rigor and warmth ran through his long-running course on Detroit’s history and future at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, capped each term by a daylong bus tour he narrated himself, from the Ford Rouge plant downtown, up Woodward, and through neighborhoods from Boston-Edison to Brightmoor.
Conrad Egyir named 2026-27 Roman J. Witt Artist in Residence
As part of the Witt Residency, Conrad Egyir will develop a multi-part interdisciplinary project titled The River That Remembers Us, an immersive exhibition examining water as a site of memory, transition, and Black epistemology.
Initiatives
U-M has a number of initiatives that are dedicated to serving the city of Detroit and its residents
through education, research and service.
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P-20 Partnership at Marygrove
The P-20 Partnership is a landmark cradle-to-career educational partnership that will offer pre-K through graduate school studies with community services and programs
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Partnership on Economic Mobility by Poverty Solutions
The Partnership on Economic Mobility is a joint effort between U-M Poverty Solutions and Detroit to improve economic opportunity and mobility for Detroit residents through the use of evidence-based strategies.
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Saturdays in the D
The “Saturdays in the D” Summer Camp and Adult Skills Enrichment Experience is a partnership among the city of Detroit, Detroit Public Schools Community District, University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation, Ally Financial and the Song Foundation.
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Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project
The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) is an accelerator program that connects U-M students and faculty with entrepreneurs and small businesses for free strategic and technical assistance consulting projects.
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Detroit Urban Research Center
The Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center is a partnership between U-M and Detroit researchers and organizations who strive to foster health equity in Detroit through collaborative research, programming, and policy-making.
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Semester in Detroit
Through this student-led initiative, U-M undergraduates live, learn, and work in Detroit to engage in transformative learning, and to create and maintain reciprocal relationships within the Detroit community.
“This is our moment as a university to demonstrate our value and commitment to the citizens of Detroit and beyond. I always want this region to look to Michigan for discovery, collaboration, and impact. And look to us for talented graduates who are eager to make a difference in the community with their ideas and experiences.”
—President Domenico Grasso
