First Year Success Seminar Series

More W26 seminars are on the way! You can check back on this page for updates and use the same RSVP link to sign up.

Upcoming W26 topics include undergraduate research, alumni panels on majors and careers, graduate school pathways, student panels on...

WCEE Film Series on Ukraine. Erase the Nation (2023, 56 min)

Followed by Q&A with film director and war journalist Tomasz Grzywaczewski. Moderator, Joseph Sywenkyj, Howard R. Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism, LSA, Communication and Media, U-M

"Erase the Nation" is a documentary war film that sheds light on the tragic chapter of Russian war crimes committed against...

When Hebrew Met the Machine

"Lingua Ex Machina: Media and the Revitalization of Hebrew" Book Talk with Author Ido Ramati

What happens when an ancient language meets modern technology? This lecture will discuss the role played by media technologies—such as the...

When Hebrew Met the Machine

LIngua Ex Machina: Media and the Revitalization of Hebrew

"Lingua Ex Machina: Media and the Revitalization of Hebrew" Book Talk with Author Ido Ramati

What happens when an ancient language meets modern technology? This lecture will discuss the role played by media technologies—such as the...

Lucas Gomes Dissertation Defense

Extinction and Environmental Change on the Plio-Pleistocene Florida Platform: Insights from Clumped Isotopic and Trace Elemental Sclerochronology

Past extinction events throughout Earth’s history have arisen during periods of major environmental change, offering unique lessons about...

Lynn Galbreath Exhibition

Twenty-two paintings from the series “Telegraph”, “Working Hard For A Living”, and Storyboard”

Lynn Galbreath, a Detroit based artist who grew up in Argentina, is a former recipient of the Creative Artists’ Grant from the Arts...

Terence Swafford Exhibition

On Site: Paintings from Detroit’s East Side (2015-2025)

This exhibition showcases a decade of artist Terry Swafford’s work in Detroit, marking the culmination of years spent composing scenes...

Public Opinion and U.S. Foreign Assistance

Dr. Peter Carroll, University of Michigan Center for Emerging Democracies, Jessica Jennings, former USAID Chief Communications Officer

In the summer of 2025, researchers from the University of Michigan’s Center for Emerging Democracies and Freedom House ran a survey...