The University of Michigan announced its 2025-2026 theme, Year of Life-Changing Education, Aug. 25. The theme is part of the University’s Look to Michigan vision , made up of five core impact areas: Life-Changing Education; Human Health and Well-Being; Democracy, Civic and Global Engagement; Energy, Climate Action, Sustainability and Environmental Equity; and Advanced Technology. Each area will get its own year of focus. This follows last year’s theme of the Year of Democracy, Civic Empowerment and Global Engagement .

The Year of Life-Changing Education has four goals for improving the future of education: fostering open inquiry and productive disagreements; expanding pathways and access across Michigan; marking the past and co-creating the campus and education of the future; and

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