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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Writer’s Harvest begins Thursday By Liz DaltonRecord Special Writer University of Michigan English faculty members will join forces Thursday (Nov. 2) with more than 1,000 other writers in an effort to combat hunger. Nicholas Delbanco, Lorna Goodison, Lemuel Johnson and Tish O’Dowd will read selections from their own fiction…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS ON VCM With all the uncertainty caused by the presidential search, wouldn’t it be better to delay VCM until a new leadership team is in place? President Duderstadt and the other officers have restated their commitment to the initiation of VCM next July, and the Regents endorsed…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Humanities Institute offers fellowships to study images and the imaginary By Elizabeth Woodford Institute for the Humanities The Institute for the Humanities invites applications for Graduate Student and Faculty Fellowships for 1996-97, when the annual theme will be “Images and the Imaginary.” U-M Faculty and Graduate Student Fellows will…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 New program helps push U-M technology into marketplace By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Physicians may soon be able to use the healing power of DNA to mend broken bones and restore damaged tissue, thanks to a new company established by U-M researchers and backed by $1 million…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Alcohol Awareness Week slated for Nov. 6-9 By Nora Gessert Faculty and Staff Assistance Program The U-M Alcohol Awareness Week (UMAAW), Nov. 6-11, is part of the substance abuse prevention effort at the University, coordinated through the Substance Abuse Education Network. The events provide an opportunity to learn about…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 United Way funds, volunteers help provide legal services By Jared Blank “Unfortunately, we have to turn away about 80 percent of the people who need our help. We just don’t have the resources to provide legal services for that many people.” Steve Gray wishes this were not the case,…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Senate Assembly proposes new grievance policy By Jane R. Elgass Senate Assembly members last week tabled for further discussion a proposed new model grievance policy because of a recommendation that calls for a binding decision by a faculty committee. In presenting the proposal to Assembly members, Senate Advisory Committee…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Elders will speak at MLK Symposium in January Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders will deliver the MLK Memorial Lecture at the University’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium in January 1996, the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs (OVPAMA) has announced.…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 U celebrates Peace Corps Nov. 6-9 By Jared Blank Peace Corps Week kicks off on campus Nov. 6-9 with activities designed to inform students, faculty and staff about opportunities available in the Peace Corps. Nearly 6,000 Peace Corps volunteers currently are spending two years working in 90 countries around…
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October 30, 1995
The University Record, October 30, 1995 Shapiro: Research universities ‘society’s best hope for change’ By John WoodfordMichigan Today Former U-M President Harold T. Shapiro returned to campus last Monday to share his forecast about the impending transformation of the American research university. He titled his speech “The New University? The New Liberal Education?” Shapiro, who…
