DAAS joins in welcoming Dr. Mark S. Schlissel, the 14th president of the University of Michigan. On Friday, September 5, 2014, the University community celebrated Dr. Schlissel's inauguration. Among the featured speakers were DAAS faculty members Lorna Goodison, who delivered the inaugural poem and Martha Jones, who participated in a panel discussion on privacy and identity in a hyperconnected society. You can see their remarks here (https://record.umich.edu/articles/president-schlissel-calls-spirit-open-and-civil-discourse) and here (https://record.umich.edu/articles/facets-privacy-discussed-inauguration-panel).