University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
4-year | Public
Enrollment: 51,225

Academic years of attempt: 2020-21, 2024-25

Classification: ongoing student-led cancellation effort

Academic calendar

2020-21

Student newspaper: Students, faculty push for election day without classes

Amanda Kaplan, Student Council President, signed onto a fall 2020 letter calling for the suspension of classes on Election Day. Yale campus leaders and a coalition of student body presidents drafted the letter, which argued class cancellation was necessary “to ensure that all members of our community—including students, faculty, and employees—are prioritizing efforts to empower our fellow Americans to vote.”

2024-25

Student newspaper: Election or academics? Students shouldn’t have to decide