The University of Michigan Department of Political Science mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Bill Zimmerman.
Professor Emeritus William (Bill) Zimmerman IV passed away on April 28, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bill was a Professor of Political Science in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research, until his retirement in 2007.
He served as Director of the University of Michigan’s Center for Russian and East European Studies, (1972-1978 and 1991-1992); as Associate Dean for the Faculty in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts(1981-1984), and as Director of the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research (1996–2002).
There will be a celebration of life event in June.
