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September 11, 1995
By Jared Blank A former astronaut helped new graduate students get their feet planted on the ground at last Tuesday’s graduate student convocation in Rackham Auditorium. Associate Dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and space shuttle astronaut Anthony W. England was one of a group of administrators and faculty members who…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 The Public Safety Oversight Committee, required under Public Act No. 120, is comprised of two staff members, two students and two faculty members nominated and elected by their peers. The committee receives and make recommendations regarding grievances against any public safety officer deputized by the University. The staff…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 From the Institute for the Humanities
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The Michigan Journalism Fellows Program has named 12 American and five international journalists to the program for 1995–96, including an appointment to the nation‘s first sports reporting fellowship. The fellowships provide tuition and stipends for individualized study in a U-M unit…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 By Julie Peterson News and Information Services Joel Seguine, manager of WUOM, the U-M‘s public radio station, will take on a new role as project coordinator in the Office of University Relations. The appointment, announced in mid-August by Vice President for University Relations Walter Harrison, was effective Sept.…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Thanks to a one-quarter-acre marsh now under construction at the University of Michigan‘s Matthaei Botanical Gardens, water discharged into Fleming Creek from the Gardens‘ greenhouses and conservatory will soon be cleaner than water leaving the Ann Arbor wastewater treatment plant. Although…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Two research and training grants recently awarded to faculty in the School of Social Work will fund projects that address issues confronting children and the elderly. Profs. Ruth Dunkle and Sheila Feld have received a $1.98 million renewal grant from the…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Mcard, the University‘s new identification card now available to students, is not your typical, run-of-the-mill photo I.D. Students, as well as faculty and staff beginning in November, will still use the card for meal plans and for access to campus libraries,…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 Aldridge named as one of the best literary critics John W. Aldridge, professor emeritus of English, has been identified as one of the 10 best American literary critics by an anonymous poll taken among literary people. The poll results are published in the Dictionary of Literary Biography: Yearbook…
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September 5, 1995
The University Record, September 5 , 1995 By Julie Peterson News and Information Services Students eligible for the American Indian Tuition Waiver Program have been notified that the University will continue to honor their tuition waivers during the coming academic year despite the program‘s uncertain state funding. The program provides free tuition for Native American…
