March 14, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services The U-M has been awarded $13.9 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue research, education and technology transfer programs at the Ultrafast Optical Science Center for an additional five years. Since its establishment in 1990, scientists at the NSF Science and Technology Center for Ultrafast Optical…
March 14, 1994
Formal Investigation. Either subsequent to or instead of following an informal process, a complainant may elect to make a formal charge of sexual harassment and have it pursued. The University will investigate all formal charges of sexual harassment. Faculty and staff complainants have two internal mechanisms available to pursue a formal charge and their availability…
March 14, 1994
Faculty/Staff Sexual Harassment Policy The University of Michigan March 14, 1994 POLICY: It is the policy of the University of Michigan to maintain an academic and work environment free of sexual harassment for students, faculty, and staff. Sexual harassment is contrary to the standards of the University community. It diminishes individual dignity and impedes equal…
March 14, 1994
For information, complaint resolution, or to obtain a copy of the University’s policies, contact: Ann Arbor Human Resources Service Center, 763-2387, 747-1388 (TDD) Medical Campus Human Resources Department, 747-1869 Affirmative Action Office, 763-0235, 747-1388 (TTD) Center for the Education of Women, 998-7080 Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, 764-4400 Student Judicial Adviser, 764-5132 Flint…
March 14, 1994
Accused harassers are often surprised to learn how their behavior is perceived by others. The following tips may help you determine in advance how your behavior might be interpreted by others: Review your attitudes and actions toward others. Examine how others respond to what you do and say. Is your behavior gender-neutral and bias-free? Do…
March 14, 1994
Editor’s Note: The text of the policy begins on page 8. By Jane R. Elgass After two years’ experience with the policy, changes in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, and slight revisions to the document, the University is republishing its Faculty/Staff Sexual Harassment Policy. (See pages 8–9 for complete text of the…
March 14, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services The School of Education has received a $450,000 three-year grant from the Spencer Foundation to train doctoral students planning careers in educational research. Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar, the Jean and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Professor of Reading and Literacy, has received a related $50,000 mentor grant from the Chicago-based…
March 14, 1994
April 29 is the deadline for nominations of individuals for the College of Engineering’s Excellence in Staff Service Awards. The awards, “reflecting appreciation and recognition of the fine work done by the College’s staff members,” are given annually to a maximum of five outstanding employees, according to 1994 College of Engineering Awards Team members Pamela…
March 14, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Selections by Chick Corea, Debussy and Prince may make an improbable concert program. But in the hands of the University’s unique Digital Music Ensemble, the odd triad works. Besides, the group is eclectic not by choice but by necessity. Directed by Assistant Professor of Music Steve Rush, the…
March 14, 1994
‘The car couldn’t have broken down at a worse time,’ Diane muttered. Her family’s finances were pushed to the limit just paying for groceries, rent, transportation to work and child care for her three sons—all on only $10,000 a year. ‘Now the transmission dies and the exhaust needs replacing—right after I’ve already gone over my…
