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15th President of @UMich. Chair of the UMich Health Board, President Emeritus of @UBC. 28th President of @UofCincy. #GoBlue!
Joined July 2022
I just got off the phone with Coach Harbaugh and Jim shared with me the great news that he is going to remain as the Head Coach of the Michigan Wolverines. That is fantastic news that I have communicated to our Athletic Director Warde Manuel. #GoBlue!
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Congratulations to Sherrone Moore and team 144. I am very proud of you and how you came together as a team. #GoBlue 〽️.
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The State of Michigan and Governor Whitmer have proclaimed that January 9, 2024 shall be known as Michigan Wolverine Day. 〽️
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Countless members of the University of Michigan family have reached out to me over the weekend and I wanted to express my appreciation. Like any community, we face our share of challenges and adversity. There have been many such moments in our history. But as our team showed so.
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I pleased to share that I have been having very positive and constructive conversations with our Athletic Director and Football Coach. Warde Manuel and I both want to see Jim Harbaugh stay as the head football coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines. #GoBlue 〽️.
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Team 144 are our team. “Deep down, your players must know you care about them. This is the most important thing…. They know, in the long run, [that] I’m in their corner.”#GoBlue
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I’m incredibly proud of team 144, Coach Harbaugh and the University of Michigan for today’s Rose Bowl victory. On to the national championship game next week. 〽️
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Wendy and I can’t wait to hang out with Wolverine fans and watch @CoachJim4UM and @UMichFootball in the Big House this fall! #GoBlue
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Very moved by the outpouring of support for the Michigan State University community on our campus tonight. #SpartanStrong
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Mourning the death of University of Michigan graduate James Earl Jones. Your inspirational career and your inspiring words - heard at every home game - move us as a university community. We will miss you. RIP
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I’m so proud of all the players, the coaches and the entire university. The team showed a lot of heart out there, all season. And this university community is behind them 100%. I think they’re going to go all the way. It’s great to be a Michigan Wolverine. Go Blue! 〽️
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They told me when I signed on that the University of Michigan network was special. I’ve been approached 6 times at LaGuardia airport with folks saying “Go Blue” and I’m not wearing Michigan apparel. 〽️.
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Always a pleasure to connect with Desmond Howard and his sons. I love his passion for University of Michigan 〽️
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With tonight’s win, the 9-0 record and the losses by other teams, Michigan will almost certainly move into the CFP top 4. So proud of the team. 〽️ GoBlue!.
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I am thrilled to welcome Dusty May to the University of Michigan as our new head basketball coach.
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The flags on the University of Michigan campuses will be lowered to half-staff until further notice to honor the victims of the shooting at Michigan State University.
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We have the faculty, staff and students of Michigan State University in our thoughts.
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The ultimate game day in college football has arrived. Michigan is playing Washington for the Natty. Let’s Go Blue! 〽️
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Before the game the naysayers said Michigan couldn’t win with their passing game. That JJ couldn’t connect for the big TD. 5 touchdowns of >45 yards. #JustSayin #GoBlue!
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I have no idea why this happened, but Twitter just verified me for the first time in my career. And I didn’t request it. 🤔It’s great to be a Michigan Wolverine 〽️
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Thanks to our students for inviting me to the snowball fight on the Diag. It was intense and I didn’t mind getting hit in the back. Stay safe everyone.
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From my days in Ohio I recall that it can - on occasion - be windy and cold in that state in late November.
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Man am I damn proud of the Wolverines. Michigan beats Wisconsin 87-79. What a win for Michigan#GoBlue.
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I enjoyed stopping by Glick Field House to wish Coach and the team all the best before tomorrow night’s game. 〽️
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Praying for Damar Hamlin and his family and for the medical team at University of Cincinnati Medical Center providing him with medical care. 🙏.
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I had a chance to have dinner with the football team yesterday night. I thanked them for representing the university and said I was so pumped that I’d even suit up if needed…although that would not be a plus. I’d better stick to joining my 110K best friends cheering them on.
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Returning to DTW and seeing a sea of folks in Michigan gear…I’m damn proud to be a Wolverine. 〽️ #GoBlue!.
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Michigan fans. I’ll be at multiple pep rallies and tailgates over the next 3 days leading up to the Fiesta Bowl. I hear there’s going to be a sea of maize and blue in Phoenix. Please stop by and say hello. Go Blue! 〽️.
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Tonight a kid of about 9 years old tugged on my shirt at Yost and said “You are Santa, right?” I nod. He replies “all I want when I grow up is to go to Michigan.” I reply “study hard in school. I’d love to welcome you to our school in a couple of years.” He replies “Go Blue!” 👏🏻.
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I am looking forward to my meeting with University of Michigan Athletics this morning. I am grateful for all that our coaches and staff do to support more than 900 student-athletes across 29 sports.
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For those of you messaging me about the possibility of a snow day, here’s a fun fact: UM hasn’t had a snow day on the Ann Arbor campus since January 1978 when there was 19” of snow. But feel free to make a snowman. ⛄️.
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At the end of the basketball game today a group of high school students struck up a conversation with me. One of them said “you know the Wolverines are undefeated in all games you have attended.” I reply “I think you are right.” They reply “you have to attend every game now.” 🤔.
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It was great to meet Glen Rice, a member of the 1989 Michigan Wolverine National Championship team and 2000 NBA Champion LA Lakers.
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What an incredible season @UMichFootball. So proud of all that you’ve accomplished as a team. You gave it your very best. Thanks also to all of the fans who supported the team along the way. Looking forward to next season. #GoBlue.
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I enjoyed welcoming Olympic Medalist Michael Phelps back the Big House as Honorary Captain. We discussed our common connections to @UMich and @TowsonHSTweets We are both proud graduates of Towson High School in Baltimore 〽️
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3 more sleeps and I become a resident of Ann Arbor. I have to admit that it feels very similar to when I went off to college 42 years ago. New place, new friends, my dream school. 〽️ Go Blue!.
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I’m looking forward to working with and supporting the faculty, staff and students of the University of Michigan. One individual I can’t wait to meet is Carol Hutchins - in her 39th season at the helm of the softball program. The winningest coach in NCAA softball history,
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It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me, and I’m feeling good. ~ Nina Simone
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Michigan beats #11 Wisconsin at Wisconsin in the B1G opener. This is going to be a fun year. 〽️
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So I was at the airport and someone taps me on the shoulder and says “Santa Ana?” I reply “it’s departing from Gate A6 in about an hour”. He replies “I meant aren’t you Santa Ana from Michigan?” I reply “Close, but it’s Ono, like Yoko, buddy.” 😂.
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It meant so much that my college buddies Steve Barry and Peter Poulos joined me to cheer on the Michigan Wolverines as they won their second straight B1G Championship
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There is no place I’d rather be than the University of Michigan. I believe that public universities are critical centers of scholarship, research, teaching and culture and for social mobility and national competitiveness. And I’d much rather be here than any Ivy League school 〽️.
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There are 122 days until Santa visits most places, but only 23 days until Santa visits the Big House for his first game. 〽️#UConn.
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Happy New Year, University of Michigan. May the new year bring you many blessings. Go Blue! 〽️
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My dream of meeting 38yr UMich softball coach Carol Hutchins came true today. What an honor to meet one of the greatest coaches of all time. She invited me to batting practice with the team 〽️🥎
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I was shopping at Briarwood Mall today and a young man approached me and said “ I’m a graduate of Michigan and my brother is a current student. Would you please shoot a quick video wishing him a happy birthday?” Of course, I said yes. Gotta love this wolverine family. Go Blue!〽️.
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To all veterans, thank you for your service and bravery. As Elmer Davis said, “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”
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Coach Izzo’s remarks to the Michigan State community were powerful. Tomorrow, we at the University of Michigan will welcome our friends from Michigan State to our campus in Ann Arbor with open arms. Coach Izzo, We will become closer. The world needs it. #SpartanStrong.
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Wishing all who celebrate a joyous Christmas Eve and Merry Christmas tomorrow. 〽️
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I have Juwan Howard in my thoughts and prayers. Wishing him a speedy recovery.
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The University of Michigan football team had been playing for 8 years when they traveled to Notre Dame to teach them the new game. So the first Michigan v Notre Dame game took place in 1887 with Michigan winning 8-0. Michigan leads the series 25–17–1.
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I enjoyed spending time with Coach Juwan Howard and the Michigan Men’s Basketball team. Looking forward to rooting for them this season. 〽️ #GoBlue
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Being at the University of Michigan, feels like being at the Olympics every day. #GoBlue 〽️🤸♂️
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Thank you to Governor Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Gilchrist for today’s special tribute to the University of Michigan Wolverines
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Wolverines. Can’t wait to converge in the Big House with spirit, determination and an enthusiasm unknown to mankind. 〽️ #BeatMichiganState.
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At a recent meeting someone said “that’s a very high bar.” I replied “this is University of Michigan. There is no bar too high for our university. Don’t come to me with reasons why we can’t do something. Those are called excuses. Come to me with how we will exceed expectations”
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Robert Oppenheimer taught at the University of Michigan in the summers of 1931 and 1934 together with Enrico Fermi, Niels Bohr and EO Lawrence at the UM Symposium on Theoretical Physics. Oppenheimer is 4th from the left in the first row of standing participants
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I really enjoyed meeting Michigan Wolverine, Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl Champion and MVP Desmond Howard tonight. Looking forward to welcoming him back to the Big House. Love watching him on ESPN College Gameday. #GoBlue
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A longer Winter Break was approved today at UM with students returning on Wednesday January 10, 2024 after the holidays.
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The first home football game at the Big House is always a lovely way to kick off the school year at the University of Michigan. What a gorgeous day in Ann Arbor
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University of Michigan tied its school record for its Graduation Success Rate as the NCAA released Wednesday (Dec. 5) the 2023 annual GSR and Federal Graduation Rate reports. With a 4-year average GSR of 96 percent, Michigan tied its all-time record high
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I think I found a new favorite brunch place - Cafe Zola. Great food, great coffee.
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Congratulations to University of Michigan graduate Andrea “Annie” Kritcher who was the campaign design lead and lead designer for the experiment that created more than 10 quadrillion watts of fusion power. A major advancement in cold fusion. 〽️
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I’m hoping to meet Michael Phelps on Saturday when he will be @UMichFootball’s honorary captain for the Penn State game. We have in common that we both graduated from Towson High School in Baltimore County.
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One of the most interesting museums in America can be found in Dearborn: the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village. A must see if you are in the great state of Michigan.
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A reporter asked me about my first impressions of the University of Michigan. I replied - It’s an incredible community of high-achieving, yet down to earth people. A vibrant community of scholars and an incredibly welcoming place. What a privilege to be part of such a community.
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The University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements as part of faculty hiring, promotion and tenure.
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