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May 9, 1994
Jeffrey Sean Lehman will be recommended as dean of the Law School. He will become the School’s 14th dean on July 1 if approved by the Regents at their May meeting. The current dean, Lee C. Bollinger, is leaving in June to become provost at Dartmouth College. Lehman is professor of law and public policy…
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May 9, 1994
By John Woodford News and Inforamtion Services The Dalai Lama told U-M students that Chinese leaders were wrong to tell critics of its Tibetan policy that human rights are not universal but relative, to be defined by different cultures and countries as they see fit. Tenzing Gyatso, Tibet’s spiritual and temporal leader, made the statement…
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May 9, 1994
Revisions of two Regents’ Bylaws have been proposed, and will be acted on by the Regents at their June meeting. Comments on the proposed revisions should be directed by May 16 to the Office of the General Counsel, 4020 Fleming Administration Building 1340, telephone 764-0304 or FAX 763-5648. Proposed additions are highlighted, and deletions are…
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May 9, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services As if writing a doctoral dissertation isn’t difficult enough, imagine having your research destroyed by a natural disaster, living weeks without water or electricity, conducting experiments in the midst of a military coup, working under the constant threat of attack by insurgent soldiers, and being mistaken for a…
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May 9, 1994
The Michigan Society of Fellows has selected four individuals to serve three-year appointments as postdoctoral scholars and assistant professors. Fellows are young scholars chosen for their independent scholarship and interdisciplinary intellectual interests. During their stay here they teach selected courses in their affiliated departments and continue their research. The new fellows, their affiliated departments and…
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May 9, 1994
This fall, students living in the Bursley and Baits residence units will be able to connect their personal computers to the campus network and campus computing sites using Ethernet, allowing them to take full advantage of the expanding array of distributed computing services currently under development at the University. The students will be able to…
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May 9, 1994
Staff members who wish to add a newborn child or new spouse to their insurance benefits need to act quickly and should contact the Benefits Office as soon as possible for forms. They will be asked to complete a Health Insurance Change Form to add the new baby or spouse. The completed form must include…
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May 9, 1994
To speed up delivery of campus mail to Wolverine Tower offices, drop boxes will be installed at eight locations for deposit of mail for departments at Wolverine Tower. Mail will be picked up from these drop boxes every two hours. The drop boxes, a neutral putty color, will hang on a wall and be clearly…
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May 9, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank Human Resources & Affirmative Action (HR/AA) will move to Wolverine Tower this month, along with Payroll and the Benefits Office. HR/AA will move into 39,000 square feet of space, including a portion of the Low Rise, half of the second floor and the entire fourth floor of Wolverine Tower, an 11-story…
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May 9, 1994
U-M astronomer Richard G. Teske emphasizes that it is dangerous to look directly at the sun and moon while observing the eclipse. The sun’s surface is so bright that even a brief glance might permanently impair vision. “Even if you observe through something dark like multiple sunglasses or stacked photographic negatives, you are taking a…
