The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is retaining binding early-decision admissions despite a University Senate resolution urging it to stop. The resolution—approved April 30 by a wide margin—called for broad and substantive consultation with stakeholders, including faculty and students, before any change. The debate centers on affordability uncertainty: critics said early-decision applicants commit before knowing financial aid and are more likely to be advantaged by wealthier families less dependent on need-based aid. UMich officials responded that financial aid packages typically arrive within a week and that there are processes to exit commitments for financial reasons. The decision highlights tension between faculty governance resolutions and admissions policy implementation, with public-university mission concerns at the core of the disagreement.