A special meeting of the University Senate (~7,600 members) has been called pursuant to a petition of more than 200 faculty. Per the rules of the Faculty Senate, which permits the calling of a special meeting by a petition of not less than fifty members of the Senate, a University Senate meeting shall now be convened. The purpose of the special meeting, as provided in the petition, is the following:A significant number of faculty members -- along with staff, and graduate students, lecturers, and Ann Arbor residents -- have expressed grave concerns about about the threats to the foundational principles of American higher education and the need for faculty to take collective action within the University of Michigan and in concert with other university faculties across the U.SThe following resolution has been submitted and will be included in the meeting agenda:Resolution to Establish a Mutual Defense Compact for the Universities of the Big Ten Academic Alliance in Defense of Academic Freedom, Institutional Integrity, and the Research EnterpriseIn-Person AttendanceIf you would like to attend in person, please register to do so below. Virtual AttendanceThe meeting may be attended virtually as a Zoom webinar via the following link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/91877172924