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April 9, 2001
By Julie Peterson Office of the Vice President for Communications The Law School. Photo by Bill Wood, U-M Photo Services The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on April 5 granted the University’s request to stay last week’s district court ruling on the Law School’s admissions process. The three-judge panel also said it would expedite the…
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April 9, 2001
William R. Mancini William R. Mancini, assistant professor of pharmacology and member of the Upjohn Center for Clinical Pharmacology, died Feb. 23 at University Hospital after an extended illness. He was born March 1, 1948, in Pawtucket, R.I., and grew up in southeastern Massachusetts. He served as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy, including a…
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April 9, 2001
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken at the April 2 LS&A faculty meeting. By Theresa Maddix Two departments receive undergraduate initiative awards LS&A Dean Shirley Neuman announced two recipients of the $25,000 Departmental Award for Contributions to the Undergraduate Initiative. The recipients are the Department of Classical Studies and the Center for Afroamerican and…
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April 9, 2001
Alexander Jefferson (second from right), former Tuskegee Airman, speaks to students at the College of Engineering’s (CoE) Aerospace Day, held March 30 at the Media Union. The event, sponsored by the Aerospace Minority Engineering Students Society, included presentations by the Michigan Mars Rover and Human-Powered Helicopter teams. Photo by Bill Wood, U-M Photo Services
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April 9, 2001
The Rev. Jesse Jackson headlined several spirited speakers who addressed a crowd of approximately 1,000 U-M students, faculty, staff, and off-campus and out-of-town supporters during the March 29 campuswide protest of District Court Judge Bernard A. Friedman’s March 27 ruling against the U-M Law School admissions policy. On April 5, the 6th Circuit Court of…
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April 9, 2001
A West Quadrangle resident reported to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) that two men entered her apartment shortly after 3 p.m. April 3 without her permission. One of them allegedly assaulted her, and the pair stole items from the room, the resident told DPS. One of the suspects is described as being 6 feet…
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April 9, 2001
By Elizabeth Woodford Institute for the Humanities The Institute for the Humanities will host a varied group of Visiting Fellows in the coming academic year. During their residencies, these visitors will join the Institute’s 13 faculty and graduate student fellows at their weekly seminar, and will either give a public lecture or present their work…
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April 9, 2001
The live broadcast of NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation’ from Rackham Auditorium allowed for interaction between the panelists and the audience. At far left, students and others posed questions, while Juan Williams (bottom left) moderated discussion. Below, President Lee C. Bollinger (left) and Jacquelyn Belcher, president of Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta, shared their thoughts…
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April 9, 2001
Click here for an article on the first discussion of the broadcast, or view photos highlighting the event. By John Woodford News and Information Services Panelists (from left) President Lee C. Bollinger, Jacquelyn Belcher, Jerilyn McIntyre and Michael McPherson discussed issues they face as leaders of higher education institutions. Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M Photo…
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April 9, 2001
Read the accompanying article and view photos of the event. By John Woodford News and Information Services NPR host Juan Williams (left) moderated a discussion of affirmative action law and policies that featured John McWhorter (second from left), Law School Dean Jeffrey S. Lehman (second from right) and Larry Purdy. Photo by Martin Vloet, U-M…
