UM-Dearborn Inaugurates New Chancellor

DEARBORN, MI — The University of Michigan-Dearborn will formally install Domenico Grasso as the university’s sixth chancellor on Friday, April 12. Grasso’s official duties for the university began in August 2018, following the U-M Board of Regents’ unanimous approval of his appointment.

Inauguration Need-to-Know
What:Installation Ceremony of UM-Dearborn’s Sixth Chancellor, Domenico Grasso
When: 1 p.m. Friday, April 12
Where: University of Michigan-Dearborn Fieldhouse, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48126

Speakers include: Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-12), Jim Hackett; President and CEO, Ford Motor Company; Ruth Simmons, President, Prairie View A&M; Mark Schlissel, President, University of Michigan; and Ron Weiser, Chair, U-M Board of Regents

Grasso’s inaugural address will honor UM-Dearborn’s legacy as a regional university while defining his objectives for the university’s future. In December 2018, Grasso announced a yearlong focus on strategic planning, saying, “This [is] a big opportunity to really rethink what we’re doing at the University of Michigan, at Dearborn. There are major opportunities ahead; and this is what we have to capture.”