Dec 12, 2025 | Ross Leaders Academy, Self-Leadership
To close their fall semester of self-leadership development, our Ross Leaders Academy (RLA) fellows participated in Exploring Alternative Futures—a session designed to help students envision multiple paths their lives and careers could take. This year, the experience...
Nov 17, 2025 | Ross Leaders Academy
The Ross Leaders Academy (RLA), powered by the Sanger Leadership Center and sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation, is a year-long leadership development program open to students across the University of Michigan. Through RLA, fellows participate in a dynamic learning...
Aug 15, 2025 | Ross Leaders Academy, Sanger News, Sanger Programs, MRLE, Collaboration Lab
At the Sanger Leadership Center, we’re committed to developing purposeful, courageous, and collaborative leaders. As part of that commitment, we’re making a small but meaningful change to our most immersive program, the Ross Leaders Academy (RLA). What’s Changing...
Jul 15, 2025 | Sanger News, Ross Leaders Academy, Leadership Crisis Challenge
A recent Michigan Ross blog highlights how students in Ross’s One-Year Master’s (OYM) programs are growing as leaders, both in and out of the classroom. Two featured students, Lucas Moore (MM ’25) and Emi Ying Wang (MBAn ’25), have also participated in Sanger...
Jul 7, 2025 | Ross Leaders Academy, Sanger News, Lindy Greer, Sanger Programs
In a recent Poets&Quants “Best & Brightest” profile, Tenzin Dadul (OMBA ’25) reflected on the moments and people who shaped his Ross experience—including his time in the Ross Leaders Academy (RLA) and the influence of Sanger Leadership Center team. Tenzin...
Apr 8, 2025 | Ross Leaders Academy, Sanger Programs
For the past decade, the Ross Leaders Academy (RLA) has been a cornerstone of leadership development at the University of Michigan, equipping students with the skills, confidence, and networks needed to excel in their careers and beyond. Since its inception, RLA has...
Dec 14, 2024 | Ross Leaders Academy
The Ross Leaders Academy (RLA), powered by the Sanger Leadership Center and sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation, is a year-long leadership development program open to students across the University of Michigan. Throughout the program, fellows collaborate with peers,...
Dec 6, 2023 | Ross Leaders Academy, Student Blog, Sanger News
The Ross Leaders Academy (RLA), powered by the Sanger Leadership Center, and sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation, is a year-long leadership development program open to students from across the University of Michigan. During the program, fellows collaborate with their...
Mar 16, 2023 | Ross Leaders Academy, Self-Leadership
On March 16, the Sanger Leadership Center closed out its premier year-long leadership development community, the Ross Leaders Academy (RLA). RLA is an intensive leadership program sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation where students from across U-M learn from a diverse...
Oct 28, 2020 | Ross Leaders Academy, Sanger News, Podcast
“Countless studies point to the negative effects of media misrepresentation on the self-esteem and mental wellness of marginalized groups. For Arabs and Muslims, these effects are exacerbated by the sheer lack of accurate and affirming content out there,”...
Mar 3, 2020 | Ross Leaders Academy, Self-Leadership, Strategies and Tips, Empathy
You’ve heard it said over and over at Michigan Ross, the b-school for purpose-driven leaders: empathy is the key to leading effectively. But what does that mean, exactly? And more importantly, how do you do it? Research shows that empathy is critical to effectively...
Oct 8, 2019 | Ross Leaders Academy, Leadership Crisis Challenge, Sanger News, Podcast, Business + Impact Challenge
Our center was recently featured on the student-run podcast, Working for the Weekend, which catalogs the experience of Michigan Ross Part-Time MBA students. Every other week, Part-Time MBAs sit down with host and fellow student Mawa Mustafa during their dinner break...
