Past Salons

TEDxUofM holds events throughout the year to give a voice to the University of Michigan community. Scroll through our past events and keep an eye out for our upcoming events!

TEDxUofM Salon: Celebration of the Arts

This event will feature a variety of individuals from different sectors of the arts to showcase their unique experiences and expertise. The goal of this event is to create an engaging and open discussion about the influence the arts have on individuals and society as a whole. The arts have been an integral part of human existence since the beginning of time and have only grown and developed since. Come spend a night with TEDxUofM appreciating all that the arts can offer.

TEDxUofM Salon: Becoming

On November 18th, 2021, we hosted “Becoming”. This event featured a variety of professionals from the community speaking on where they are at in their careers now and the steps they took to get there, offering advice to aspiring college students. In the second half of the salon, the speakers answered questions from both the moderators and audience members about their inspiring journeys and important lessons they learned along the way.

TEDxUofM Salon: Race in Sports: The Black Athletic Experience

On November 9th, 2020 we hosted “Race in Sports: The Black Athletic Experience” which was a live zoom panel, featuring Black athletes, academics, and administrators, all personally involved with different aspects of athletics at the University of Michigan. We heard from them on the responsibilities and freedoms of an athlete and the institutions that they represent, as well the economic, biological, psychological, and social components of the athletic experience, which may or may not be just as important as the games themselves.

Link to Michigan Daily Article about Salon

Link to Michigan Daily Article about Zoom format

TEDxUofM Salon: Eating Your Way To A More Sustainable Future

On November 20, 2019, we help an open discussion on sustainable business practices in the agriculture industry. This event is focused on Eating Your Way to a More Sustainable Future: a discussion on food, facts, and the environment. This event will bring together industry experts from both the University and the Ann Arbor community to discuss food and its impact on the environment. Through panelists, broadcasted Ted Talks, and dialogue, we aim to cultivate conversation on the future of food and agriculture.

TEDxUofM Salon: Living with Disability

On December 3rd, 2018, the International Day of People with Disabilities, we held a salon with a panel of 6 amazing UofM faculty, staff, and students who spoke about their experiences living with disabilities. Our audience had the chance to ask them questions and destroy the stigmas surrounding disability and its unknowns to bring light to a topic that is rarely discussed. We hope that they'll continue this conversation going forward!

TEDxUofM Salon: The Psychology of Fear

On November 1st, 2018, we hosted a Salon, an intimate discussion on a specific topic, about the Psychology of Fear. Participants got to watch two TED talks and have in-depth discussions about what they fear, why they fear, and how it may be possible to overcome those fears.