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  • A member of the UM flag football reaches up to catch a pass during practice

    Women鈥檚 Flag Football Team Logs Historic First Season

    UM's new Griz flag football team is making history as the first collegiate program in the state of Montana and across the Northwest.

     

  • A UM student sits in a chair at a concert in UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

    UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium will rock again this summer with Post Malone and Jelly Roll co-headlining a show on their upcoming summer tour with a stop in Missoula on Tuesday, July 21.

    “UM’s summer concert series is becoming the premier entertainment event in Big Sky Country,” said Marcus Welnel, Grizzly Athletics chief revenue officer. 
  • Researcher Brian Loyd works with a spinning research chair in his UM lab.

    UM Hits Another Research Record

    UM’s robust research enterprise posted yet another record in fiscal year 2025 with expenditures at $149.9 million. The high mark from the previous year was $143.8 million.

     
  • Dean Libby Metcalf stands for a photo

    Snow named Dean of College of Education

    The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Snow has been appointed as the next Dean of the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education. Dr. Snow will assume this role on July 1, 2026. 
     
    Dr. Snow brings more than two decades of experience in higher education leadership, teacher education, and partnership-centered work. She joins the 91次元 from Boise State University, where she has served in a wide range of senior leadership roles within the College of Education, including Interim Dean, Associate Dean for Teacher Education, department chair, and program area coordinator. Across these roles, Dr. Snow has demonstrated a collaborative and steady leadership style grounded in shared governance, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. 
  • Actors on a stage speak to one another

    UM Alumn Writes New Play

    When the genesis of “Can’t Drink Salt Water” came to playwright Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, the heady subject matter and intense responsibility of representing it made her hesitant to bring it into the world. But a series of serendipitous events convinced the 91次元 School of Theater and Dance alumna that the play needed to be written. 

    The story came to Mylnechuk Potter while teaching an online yoga class during the COVID-19 pandemic. With her mind open and relaxed, an image flickered: She saw a woman underwater with gills who knew there were people on dry land searching for her.

    “I knew it was a play,” she said. “And I knew it was a Missing and Murdered Indigenous People project.”

  • Two people cut a rug on the dance floor with a Foresters' Ball sign illuminated in the background

    Last weekend's 107th Foresters' Ball was a roaring success with both nights sold-out! Now that we've had time to recover, head over to Instagram for a look back at the festivities. 

A member of the UM flag football reaches up to catch a pass during practice

Women鈥檚 Flag Football Team Logs Historic First Season

UM's new Griz flag football team is making history as the first collegiate program in the state of Montana and across the Northwest.

 

A UM student sits in a chair at a concert in UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

UM's Washington-Grizzly Stadium will rock again this summer with Post Malone and Jelly Roll co-headlining a show on their upcoming summer tour with a stop in Missoula on Tuesday, July 21.

“UM’s summer concert series is becoming the premier entertainment event in Big Sky Country,” said Marcus Welnel, Grizzly Athletics chief revenue officer. 
Researcher Brian Loyd works with a spinning research chair in his UM lab.

UM Hits Another Research Record

UM’s robust research enterprise posted yet another record in fiscal year 2025 with expenditures at $149.9 million. The high mark from the previous year was $143.8 million.

 
Dean Libby Metcalf stands for a photo

Snow named Dean of College of Education

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer Snow has been appointed as the next Dean of the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education. Dr. Snow will assume this role on July 1, 2026. 
 
Dr. Snow brings more than two decades of experience in higher education leadership, teacher education, and partnership-centered work. She joins the 91次元 from Boise State University, where she has served in a wide range of senior leadership roles within the College of Education, including Interim Dean, Associate Dean for Teacher Education, department chair, and program area coordinator. Across these roles, Dr. Snow has demonstrated a collaborative and steady leadership style grounded in shared governance, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making. 
Actors on a stage speak to one another

UM Alumn Writes New Play

When the genesis of “Can’t Drink Salt Water” came to playwright Kendra Mylnechuk Potter, the heady subject matter and intense responsibility of representing it made her hesitant to bring it into the world. But a series of serendipitous events convinced the 91次元 School of Theater and Dance alumna that the play needed to be written. 

The story came to Mylnechuk Potter while teaching an online yoga class during the COVID-19 pandemic. With her mind open and relaxed, an image flickered: She saw a woman underwater with gills who knew there were people on dry land searching for her.

“I knew it was a play,” she said. “And I knew it was a Missing and Murdered Indigenous People project.”

Two people cut a rug on the dance floor with a Foresters' Ball sign illuminated in the background

Last weekend's 107th Foresters' Ball was a roaring success with both nights sold-out! Now that we've had time to recover, head over to Instagram for a look back at the festivities. 

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