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May 23, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The University of Michigan Journalism Fellows Program has announced awards totaling $325,000 to 12 American and two foreign journalists for a full academic year of customized study at the U-M in 1994–95. The group includes two Americans working for British news organizations, and a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer…
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May 23, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Violence in the workplace can range from chronic irritability on the part of an employee to occupational homicide. Some 70 LS&A key departmental administrators last Tuesday learned tips on possible predictors of violence in the workplace and ways to defuse potential problems before they explode. “Our society has become very, very…
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May 23, 1994
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. The American Poet at the Movies: A Critical History by Laurence Goldstein, professor of English. Goldstein offers us a new take on the history of 20th-century poetry. He proceeds chronologically and thematically, remarking on Hart Crane’s impressions of Charlie Chaplin, Delmore Schwartz’s and…
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May 23, 1994
Several changes have been made to the men’s restrooms in Mason Hall. The changes, recommended by a committee formed early in 1994 to address the problem of sexual activity in the restroom facilities, are intended to protect the health, safety and privacy of students, staff and faculty. Among the changes: Stall doors in the ground-,…
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May 23, 1994
An eight-member advisory committee has been appointed by Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. to assist in the search for the School of Public Health dean. The committee is chaired by M. Anthony Schork, professor of biostatistics. Whitaker has asked the committee to initiate a wide-ranging national search that includes internal candidates and explores potential for…
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May 23, 1994
James E. Crowfoot, professor of natural resources and of urban and regional planning, has been named the 18th president of Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. He will assume his new post July 1. The appointment of Crowfoot, who also is former dean of the School of Natural Resources and Environment, was announced May 15…
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May 23, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank The University will move ahead with implementing changes mandated by a revision of Regents’ Bylaw 14.06, which now guarantees that students, staff or faculty members will not be discriminated against because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual, President James J. Duderstadt announced at last Friday’s Regents meeting. “We intend to fulfill…
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May 9, 1994
Melville B. Stout Melville B. Stout, professor emeritus of electrical engineering, died May 1 at his Ann Arbor home. He was 98. Stout joined the U-M in 1922 as an instructor of electrical engineering and was promoted to professor in 1943. He taught electrical engineering until his retirement in 1964 after 42 years of service.…
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May 9, 1994
Registrations are now being accepted for this year’s Workplace of the ’90s conference, which focuses on the theme of “Envision the Future: Understand Empowerment, Embrace Diversity, Build Excellence.” The conference will be held May 24 and repeated May 25 at the Michigan League. The conference is open to U-M support and administrative staff as well…
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May 9, 1994
Margaret Grace Dow Towsley, Ann Arbor civic leader and philanthropist, died of a stroke May 2 at St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital. She was 88. A generous supporter of the Univer-sity, Towsley was vice president and trustee of the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded in 1959. She was the first…
