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The Opportunity Program subseries, 1967-1980 (1 linear foot), consists mainly of papers of George D. Goodman, who became director of the program in 1973/74 and had been on the staff prior to that time. The Opportunity Program was created in 1963/64 to provide scholarships and support services for disadvantaged, primarily minority, students. Goodman's papers, which are arranged alphabetically by subject, include information on minority recruitment, enrollment, and support services, as well as minutes of Opportunity Program staff meetings. There is also a small quantity of papers of William L. Cash, Jr., who as assistant to the president for human relations affairs coordinated the program in 1971/1972. Researchers should also see subseries on the Opportunity Program in the files of Richard English and John Romani in the Staff Files subgroup.

The Thurnau Trust and Thurnau Professorships subseries, 1979-2001, (1 linear foot) includes the records of the administration of the bequest of Arthur F. Thurnau. Thurnau was student at the University between 1902 and 1904, and made the University the beneficiary of a bequest of approximately $3,000,000. The provost, Billy Frye, requested the faculty to submit proposals suggesting how the money should be employed, and in particular solicited ideas for research of intellectual significance and future promise. Several faculty members independently submitted proposals within the molecular genetics field, and Frye encouraged them to confer together and submit a joint, interdisciplinary proposal, which was funded through the proceeds of the trust. In 1988, the then provost, Jim Duderstadt, asked the Regents to repurpose the income from the Thurnau bequest to recognize and reward faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. The program honored tenured faculty whose commitment and investment in undergraduate teaching had a demonstrable impact on the intellectual development of Michigan students.

The Budget Priorities Committee (BPC) subseries, 1972-1989 (3 linear feet), includes historical information on the role and functions of the BPC and chronological files documenting the committee's retreats and reviews of university units from 1981/82 to 1991/92. Additional information on this committee can be found in the Central Files and the Staff Files subgroups.