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Related Papers. Rick Snyder and other elected leaders, Dr. Ruth Simmons, President James Duderstadt, academic leaders from across the globe, and colleagues and friends who have helped shape my professional and personal growth for being here today. I want to thank the regents for the confidence they have shown in me, as well as the members of the University community for their welcoming embrace. I offer special thanks to President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman for her remarkable stewardship of this institution.
She has given us a faculty rich in intellectual diversity, a stunning physical campus, and numerous academic programs that are amongst the best in the world. She has been particularly generous with her time, and at every turn gracious throughout this leadership transition. I must also thank my spouse, Monica Schwebs, and our four children who are here today — Darren, Elise, Gavin, and Madeline.
She is an accomplished attorney, a devoted mother and a profoundly supportive partner. She and my father Aaron were a constant source of encouragement for an unusual kid who liked school so much that he never left. A love of learning, a longing for discovery, and a commitment to pursue the truth are the underpinnings of a great university. I am finding each of these here at Michigan in abundance.
Every day I am struck by the intellectual passion and sense of connection that Michigan instills in its students, faculty, staff, and alumni. I am walking in new directions, and I am asking a lot of questions. I am meeting with students, staff, and faculty, learning their aspirations, what they are most proud of, and what they are anxious about as we move forward together. There is no shortage of opinions or ideas, and they are always voiced with a desire to make Michigan better.
James Angell, who served for 38 years through , was at the fore of making us a global university. Alexander Ruthven, a zoologist, successfully guided us through two remarkable eras, the Depression and the Second World War. I am grateful for their collective leadership. I will always remember my first day as an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins.
After a decade as a graduate student, medical resident, and a post-doctoral fellow, I had finally arrived. I had a big empty lab, a modest dowry of research funds, and the skills and values I had learned from my mentors. The life of the mind, a life committed to discovery and education, is a life unlike any other.
Being a professor at a great university, like Hopkins or Michigan, is a remarkable privilege. This means surrounding them with outstanding colleagues, students, and staff, providing cutting-edge infrastructure, developing the resources to support innovative research and teaching, and last but not least, celebrating their successes.
In working with the regents, I will always ask how our investments in the future will make the University a stronger academic institution. To make the good decisions that will help us achieve these goals, I first need to listen and learn. Earlier I mentioned President Alexander Ruthven. He remarked that becoming a college president means becoming an object of suspicion.
I am unchanged. I have been a professor, a dean, a provost, and now a president. But first and foremost I am a lifelong student, and as such I am inherently curious. First let me begin by considering our obligations as a public university, and how our contributions can and do change lives.
And as an enduringly public university, with campuses in Dearborn, Flint and here in Ann Arbor, we must commit to research and teaching that meet the most pressing needs of our global society. We live in a remarkable but imperfect world. Our response must include endeavorsnot only in science, technology and professional training, but just as importantly in liberal education, cultural understanding, civic engagement, and artistic expression.
Second, as a public institution, we have a special obligation to extend the reach of our teaching and research across the full breadth of our society. I firmly believe that we cannot achieve true excellence without leveraging the experiences and perspectives of the broadest possible diversity of students, faculty, and staff.
This is challenging work. Not only building a diverse student body, but also creating an inclusive campus climate that is open to difficult discourse. Students of all experiences and backgrounds should feel they have a place in this community. We must continue to reach out to the most promising students, from our state and from across the nation and around the world.
Students and their parents must hear clearly and rest secure that the University of Michigan values curiosity and intellect, not ZIP codes or family income, and that we provide generous financial aid for those with need.
I did not grow up in a wealthy family. During my freshman year of college I travelled home every weekend to stock shelves and work as a cashier at a supermarket to help pay for school. With income from work-study jobs, and with help from scholarships, need-based aid and student loans, I graduated on time from an outstanding university with an education and set of experiences that changed my life.
Too many Michigan students struggle much harder than I did to afford college, and I want to make things easier for them. It is imperative that we keep tuition affordable and build the financial resources that allow students from across the full spectrum of society to attend Michigan, regardless of their economic circumstances.
It is essentially democratic in the best sense of that term. Our medical enterprise trains health professionals and conducts cutting-edge research. But it is also a leader in providing advanced care to the citizens of our state and beyond.
Our arts programs nurture creativity, while also providing cultural experiences to area audiences. Our intercollegiate athletic program builds community here and throughout the world. Most important, our student-athletes learn teamwork and competition, and obtain a world-class education. This education is grounded not only in skills, but also in the principles and values of good citizenship, sustainability, creativity, and lifelong learning.
As we stand on the brink of our bicentennial, we should celebrate our achievements and our impact. We were the first university to own and operate its own hospital, and the first to teach aeronautical engineering. Our scholars have discovered organic free radicals and the gene for cystic fibrosis, furthering our understanding of human life. Michigan alumni have written Pulitzer Prize-winning words and Grammy Award-winning music, soared into space, created Google and the iPod, and occupied the Oval Office.
Most important as we near our bicentennial is to position the institution for its next years by clarifying our ambitions and remembering our mission. And our mission always will be to improve the world through research and education — to build a better place for our children and grandchildren.
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