ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan has reinstated its appeals board to the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities.

The UM Board of Regents unanimously approved an amendment to restore the appeals board during its Oct. 16 meeting in Flint.

The new appeals board is composed of one student, one faculty member and one administrator whose responsibilities include reviewing hearing outcomes and making recommendations on student discipline cases to the Vice President for Student Life.

The appeals board will have seven academic calendar days to review cases once the board has been assembled. Members do not make final decisions on the cases, officials said Thursday.

The Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities is the university’s primary non-academic student accountabi

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