Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Liz Rohan has taught classes about landmark U.S. trials for nearly 20 years — and a new museum opening in Detroit enhances learning opportunities for…

Detroit’s unemployment rate, which has been on a gradual but steady rise since 2024, is expected to increase to an average of 10% this year. However, economists forecast it will edge down one-tenth of a percentage point next year and drop to 9.5% by 2030.

Asthma is a common, chronic and treatable lung disease that touches nearly every family in America. It affects people of all ages and costs our health care system about US$82 billion each year. Nowhere is the burden heavier than in Detroit, which is ranked No. 1 in the U.S. as the most challenging place to live with asthma – based on prevalence, emergency department visits and deaths.

Over the course of his freshman year, Sean Killackey got to know the city of Detroit through learning from and collaborating with community partners. These engaged learning experiences helped him make meaning of the lessons he learned through reading and discussions in the classroom.

Josh Sirefman received the Distinguished Alumnus 2025 award from Taubman College Dean Jonathan Massey for his work on the Michigan Central Innovation District in Detroit.

In 1887, Frederick Blackburn Pelham became the first Black student to earn an engineering degree from the University of Michigan. He was born in Detroit and worked for Michigan Central Railroad after graduation.

Poverty Solutions at U-M recently examined data from the 2023 American Community Survey to explore how low-income seniors in Detroit are affected by declining housing values and high housing costs compared to seniors across Michigan. Detroit seniors — both owners and renters — are more likely to be housing cost-burdened than Michigan seniors overall.

University of Michigan public policy professor Luke Shaefer has been named chief executive of Health, Human Services, and Poverty Solutions for the city of Detroit as part of Mayor Mary Sheffield’s administration.

Apply now for a 2026 Engage Detroit Workshops grant. The grant from the Vice Provost for Engaged Learning provides up to $15,000 for workshops or speaker series that foster meaningful relationships and connections on a topic connecting U-M faculty and staff with Detroit communities.