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November 24, 2008
Sagging college enrollments may be the next symptom of the sub-prime mortgage mess, says a University economist. “Our analysis shows a clear connection between parents’ home ownership and home equity, and adult children’s college attendance,” says researcher Frank Stafford, who directs the Panel Study of Income Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). For…
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November 24, 2008
The Michigan Road Scholars is accepting applications from instructional and research track faculty to take part in its 2009 tour. The annual educational tour exposes participants to the state’s economy, government and politics, culture, educational systems, health and social issues, history, and geography. Designed to increase mutual knowledge and understanding between U-M and the state’s…
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November 24, 2008
The University attracted 5,748 international students to the state in 2007-08, the sixth highest total in the nation, according to an Institute of International Education report showing international enrollment at all-time high nationwide. A record 623,805 international students contributed $15 billion to the U.S. economy, up 7 percent from the year before. In Michigan, the…
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November 24, 2008
The Division of Kinesiology has been renamed the School of Kinesiology, effective Dec. 1, by action of the Board of Regents Nov. 21. The name change reflects the growing prominence, enrollment, body of research and number of faculty positions over the last decade. “The renaming of the division to a school reinforces that the importance…
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November 24, 2008
In 1953, during the height of the McCarthy Era, Milo Radulovich was a student at U-M. He studied physics and served in the Air Force Reserves. Radulovich was targeted as a communist and removed from the Reserves as a result. For Radulovich, as for many others, these charges eventually were shown to be false, but…
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November 24, 2008
As universities nationwide prepare to serve more than 1.5 million veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq, U-M has implemented numerous programs to help ease the transition from military life to college life. “The University’s size and complexity can make navigating the campus difficult, especially if a prospective student is deployed with the military out of…
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November 24, 2008
In recognition that the current economic crisis may have hit home for some University students, Provost Teresa Sullivan is encouraging those whose families face severe financial problems due to job loss, home foreclosure, business decline or other reasons to make the U-M Office of Financial Aid their first point of contact for help. Sullivan is…
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November 24, 2008
Ironworkers prepare to hoist the final piece of structural steel for the North Quad Residential and Academic Complex. The workers and invited guests had an opportunity Nov. 18 to sign the painted beam during “topping out” ceremonies to signify that the project has reached its maximum height. The beam was decorated with a small evergreen…
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November 24, 2008
Related story:U.S. recession: Things will get worse before they get better > Auto industry rescue plan or not, Michigan’s economy will continue to be stuck in reverse, University economists say. “The confluence of recession in the U.S. economy and the tenuous position of the domestic nameplate automakers is a troublesome gateway to the year ahead,”…
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November 24, 2008
An extensive awareness campaign to encourage students to fill out Teaching Questionnaires online during the Dec. 3-9 evaluation period is underway, but those who helped facilitate the move to a paperless system say faculty involvement is critical in making the transition successful. “We learned from the experiences of other universities that have gone to an…
