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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Unusual ‘crossed page’ letter among holdings at Bentley Library By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A young woman of 20, Julia Maria Buel, daughter of a Detroit lawyer and political figure, wrote to her sisters from Washington, D.C., where she was attending the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 CCRB incident under review Described by President James J. Duderstadt as “a series of unfortunate events,” a Feb. 17 incident involving a University administrator and officers from the Department of Public Safety is being reviewed. As of Record presstime late last Friday (Feb. 23), there was no word on…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 MSRB III custodial staff reap benefits of teamwork By Jared Blank The enthusiasm radiating from the eight members of the Medical Science Research Building III (MSRB III) Self-Directed Work Team is a strong contrast, they say, to the punch-clock, fend-for-yourself mentality of the past. “When I come to work,…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Russel Award goes to Amidei, Brusati; Koenen’s lecture is March 12 Two faculty members—Dante Eric Amidei and Celeste Anne Brusati—will receive the University’s Henry Russel Award. The annual award is given to young faculty members for scholarly achievement and promise. The award will be presented March 12 in Rackham…
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February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 Nettles to head new national center devoted to Black educational issues By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The College Fund/United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced Feb. 22 the appointment of Prof. M ichael T. Nettles as director of the newly established Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, the first…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 POLICE BEAT By Rebecca A. Doyle Note: This is a semi-regular feature in The Record. See the end of this article for more information. Stalking charge leads to book recovery A man affiliated with the University faces charges in 14th District Court of aggravated stalking, and in Ann Arbor’s…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 Change proposed for SILS bylaw The following change is proposed for Regents’ Bylaw 11.10 regarding the School of Information and Library Studies (SILS). Comments on the changes should be made to the Office of the General Counsel, Room 4010, Fleming Administration Building 1340, by March 5. Additions are underscored;…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 Guide lists more than 300 courses related to women’s health By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Three enterprising U-M students have compiled a curricular guide to women’s health that lists more than 300 courses on the topic offered at the University. Mona Kumar, LS&A senior, and Valerie Press,…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 Protection of biodiversity is program topic By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Our current world is a series of broken and fragmented ecosystems where nature’s legacy is severely threatened. Just how this threat can be met and what strategies for landscape management to protect biodiversity can be developed…
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February 20, 1996
The University Record, February 20, 1996 Nasrin discusses baring emotions to public at Humanities Institute conference By John Woodford News and Information Services Taslima Nasrin, a writer who had to flee her country in June 1994 after her latest novel was banned and certain Muslim clerics sanctioned any of their followers to kill her, spoke…
