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  1. April 11, 1994

    U-M part of New Media Centers Initiative

    The University is one of 21 colleges and universities selected to participate in an industry-university consortium called the New Media Centers Initiative. “Participation in the New Media Centers Initiative will give the U-M access to state-of-the-art hardware, software and peripheral products to incorporate interactive media into many campus activities,” said Ed Saunders, director of the…
  2. April 11, 1994

    Harassment of female faculty ‘largely forgotten, ignored’

    By Diane Swanbrow News & Information Services Nearly one of every seven women faculty members at American colleges and universities reports that she has been sexually harassed on the job, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. The first large-scale, national look at the extent and effects…
  3. April 11, 1994

    Largest fund-raising effort undertaken by a public university Campaign ‘achieves unprecedented level of private support’

    By Mary Jo Frank Midway through the U-M’s $1 billion Campaign for Michigan—the largest fund-raising campaign undertaken by a public university—gifts and pledges surpass $589 million. “We are absolutely delighted with the progress of the Campaign to date. Beyond the thousands of donors and volunteers, we want to commend as well the great effort of…
  4. April 4, 1994

    ‘Let There Be Light’ honored by broadcasters

    For the second straight year, Michigan Radio has won top honors among broadcasters from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for Documentary Production. “Let There Be Light,” produced by reporter John Walters, received a best-in-category prize. The documentary, broadcast Dec. 24, 1993, was inspired by the fact that several of the world’s religions have holidays that…
  5. April 4, 1994

    Art auction benefits Cancer Center

    The fourth annual Spring to Life Benefit Brunch and Art Auction, with proceeds going to the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, will include more than 100 donated works from artists and galleries nationwide. Featured will be jewelry, antiques, paintings, pottery, glass, fibers and wood. The art works will be up for bid in a silent auction…
  6. April 4, 1994

    Two-year grant enables Library to expand collection on Islam

    The University Library has been awarded a two-year grant by the U.S. Department of Education under the Foreign Periodicals Program to develop a nationally accessible collection of periodicals that chronicles the worldwide resurgence of Islam. The first year award is $74,000. With the support of the Foreign Periodicals Program to supplement already strong collections, the…
  7. April 4, 1994

    Easy on the wallet: Tuition, fees, etc. can now be paid over 9 months

    Starting with fall term, the University will offer a nine-month payment plan to graduate students, parents/guardians of undergraduate students and all students enrolled in professional schools. Under the plan, explains Alex Makarewich, manager of student financial operations, payment of the balance of assessments, less any scholarships, fellowships, grants and loans, can be spread over a…
  8. April 4, 1994

    Asian American conference expected to draw 500

    At least 500 participants are expected to attend the 11th national conference of the Association for Asian American Studies Thursday–Saturday (April 7–9) at the Michigan League and Rackham Building. The program will feature talks by scholars of Asian American studies from New England to Hawaii. Attendance at the conference is free to U-M students and…
  9. April 4, 1994

    ITIC groundbreaking features ‘installation/performance’

    By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Faculty, staff and students will join President James J. Duderstadt and six deans Friday (April 8) on North Campus to celebrate groundbreaking for a core facility that will link the disciplines of architecture and urban planning, art, engineering and music, and information resources. The public groundbreaking ceremony for…
  10. April 4, 1994

    Zawadski to give Copernicus Lecture on ‘Polish Contributions to World Science’

    The Copernicus Endowment Committee will join with the Department of Aerospace Engineering this Friday (April 8) to inaugurate the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building by dedicating the 1994 Copernicus Lecture to the department’s founder, Felix Pawlowski. Wlodzimierz Zawadzki, an authority in the field of semi-conductor physics, who also is a poet, novelist and television personality in Warsaw,…