UMich rejects Student Relations Advisory Committee proposals to protect political speech, reinstate appeals board

On Sept. 8, Erik Wessel, Office of Student Conflict Resolution director, sent an email to the University of Michigan student body detailing, among other administrative changes, recent amendments to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities . The email provided brief descriptions of the approved amendments, but did not go into detail on a number of language modifications.

Documents obtained by The Michigan Daily show the Student Relations Advisory Committee , a committee composed of University students, faculty and staff, submitted their list of 19 proposed SSRR amendments Feb. 26 in a memorandum from SRAC Chair Dr. Marita Inglehart to Martino Harmon, vice president for student life. U-M interim President Domenico Grasso responded to Inglehart Aug. 29, detailing whic