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October 8, 1996
The University Record, October 8, 1996 Neal outlines position to Senate Assembly By Jared Blank Interim President Homer Neal presented “Acting in the Interim,” an overview of the state of the University and his goals for the U-M, to the Sept. 30 Senate Assembly meeting. Neal discussed the activities that he said “can’t wait or…
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October 8, 1996
The University Record, October 8, 1996 Journalism Fellows Program gets $3.25 million from Knight Foundation By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The Michigan Journalism Fellows (MJF) program has received a $3.25 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, MJF Director Charles R. Eisendrath has announced. The five-year grant provides $2.25…
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October 8, 1996
The University Record, October 8, 1996 University Wallenberg Lecture features Pritchard By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Marion van Binsbergen Pritchard, who helped save the lives of at least 150 people—mostly children—in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II, will deliver the seventh annual University Wallenberg Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 in the Rackham…
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October 8, 1996
The University Record, October 8, 1996 Task force to study faculty, staff and student child care needs Mary McAweeney drops off Erin at the Family Housing Community Center, one of six child care programs sponsored by the University. Photo by Bob Kalmbach By Julie Peterson News and Information Services A task force of faculty, staff…
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October 8, 1996
The University Record, October 8, 1996 Regents, Neal issue statements on employment agreements Editor’s Note: For the full text of interim President Homer A. Neal’s letter click here. In two moves last week to begin an open dialogue on employment agreements for some executive officers made by former President James J. Duderstadt, the Board of…
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October 8, 1996
The University Record, October 8, 1996 Regents announce process for final phase of presidential search The Board of Regents, acting as the Presidential Search Committee (PSC), has announced the final stage of its search for the 12th president of the University. The search process enables finalists for the presidency to meet with faculty, staff and…
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October 1, 1996
The University Record, October 1, 1996 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE A lasting legacy of the Duderstadt presidency will be the extraordinary growth of the Ann Arbor campus. Following $1.5 billion worth of new construction and renovations, new and improved buildings and facilities have sprung up on all corners of the ca mpus. There are currently more than…
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October 1, 1996
The University Record, October 1, 1996 A new look for the U Club The U Club in the Michigan Union has completed renovations and sports a new menu as well as new decor, including napkins, tables and chairs. A wall mural designed by Mark Pomilio, graduate student in the School of Art and Design, was…
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October 1, 1996
The University Record, October 1, 1996 Missing: 25,000,000-year-old rhino A 25-million-year-old rhinoceros skull and leg bone are missing from an exhibit case at the University of Michigan’s Exhibit Museum. Jennifer Jaworski, pictured above with a skull similar to the missing one, discovered the artifacts were missing Sept. 21. The theft is thought to have occurred…
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October 1, 1996
The University Record, October 1, 1996 Jackson urges students to register “You don’t have to march from Selma to Montgomery as we did in 1965 (or) face the threat of death or jail,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson told a near-capacity crowd at Hill Auditorium last week. “All you have to do is do it. Knowing…
