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September 8, 2009
The Division of Student Affairs has named Linda Newman director of University Housing. She had served as interim director since September 2008. (Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services) Newman joined University Housing in 2006 as senior associate director for Community Living, providing oversight for residence education, Northwood Community Apartments, facilities management, security and housing…
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September 8, 2009
Sociologist William Axinn will serve as director of the Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research (ISR), Director James S. Jackson has announced. Axinn, whose research interests include demography, social change and intergenerational family relationships in the United States and South Asia, brings a strong background in research methods and administration to the…
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September 8, 2009
Students and their parents got a chance to share conversation and frozen treats with President Mary Sue Coleman on Thursday as part of the annual Welcome Week ice cream giveaway. Coleman, who dished out treats at Stockwell Hall, was one of several executive officers, deans and directors who participated in the event at about a…
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September 8, 2009
Consumers increasingly expect the economy to improve in the months ahead even as they report the worst assessments of their personal finances since the Great Depression, according to the Reuters/U-M Surveys of Consumers. “Consumers were more likely to report hearing about positive economic developments in August, and more likely to expect the economy to improve…
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September 8, 2009
Christopher Carey, founding editor and president of Sharesleuth.com, a pioneering investigative business journalism Web site, will deliver the 24th Graham Hovey Lecture, “Going It Alone Online: It Worked for Me.” The talk is planned for 5 p.m. Sept. 17 at Wallace House, 620 Oxford Road. Carey designed his project for developing “independent Web-based reporting aimed…
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September 8, 2009
U-M welcomed new members to its scholarly ranks Wednesday during the New Faculty Orientation, which featured an information fair and luncheon with top academic leaders at the Michigan League. During New Faculty Orientation, Vanita Sanders and Carole Lapidos of the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives talk to Julian Mortenson, who is new to the Law…
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September 8, 2009
To continue the momentum of U-M’s cost containment efforts, five task forces of faculty and staff will explore areas where the university can further reduce costs or enhance revenue. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Teresa Sullivan and Vice Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs Philip Hanlon announced formation of the task forces…
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September 8, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. will visit the Law School Sept. 11, taking part in an informal question-and-answer session and in a ceremony breaking ground for the school’s planned new academic building. The school celebrates decades of global leadership in law with a four-day sesquicentennial gala Sept. 10-13, and includes the groundbreaking…
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September 8, 2009
Beginning today, the Record Update daily e-mail is being sent to all faculty and staff on the three U-M campuses. Launched in February, the Record Update, ur.umich.edu/update, provides a brief summary of what is happening across the campuses, including perspectives on issues affecting U-M and higher education. In addition to the latest news, the Record…
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September 8, 2009
President Mary Sue Coleman encouraged new students to “bring initiative, innovation, and a dose of skepticism” to their experiences at the university, in her message Thursday during New Student Convocation. Coleman also told members of the Class of 2013 to make connections with faculty and students alike, and advised them to “explore where a Michigan…
