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October 31, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services A benefit reading for hunger relief will highlight the Visiting Writers Series during November. Share Our Strength’s “Writers Harvest: The National Reading,” to be held 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2 at Rackham Amphitheater, will feature fiction and poetry readings by faculty members Charles Baxter, Betty Louise Bell, Alice Fulton…
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October 31, 1994
“Bridges to Cuba,” a campuswide conference coinciding with the release of the second part of a special Michigan Quarterly Review (MQR) on Cuba, will be held Friday–Saturday (Nov. 4–5). About 25 Cuban and Cuban-American scholars, writers and artists, many of whom are featured in MQR’s Bridges to Cuba special issue, will present readings of their…
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October 31, 1994
The Information Gateway Project, a component of the evolving University of Michigan’s evolving Digital Library (UMDL) focuses on making more information accessible and supplying an easy way to find that information. “The purpose of the project is to provide a coherent information environment for the whole campus,” says Wendy P. Lougee, director of the UMDL…
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October 31, 1994
By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The University needs to reintegrate elements of religion, ethics and values into campus life, agreed participants in a day-long conference titled “The Role of Religion and Ethics in Transforming the University.” More than 100 students, faculty, staff, administrators and community members attended the public session, held Oct. 26…
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October 31, 1994
A symposium on using minority- and women-owned businesses and those classified under the Americans with Disabilities Act will be held 8:30–10:30 a.m. Nov. 9 in the Michigan Room, Michigan League. The purpose of the symposium is “to help direct more procurement efforts to vendors who are classified under the designation ‘diversity,’ ” says Philip M.…
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October 31, 1994
Four faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their October meeting. They are: Lyubica Dabich, associate professor of internal medicine> Prof. Dabich joined the faculty in 1966. “The main thrust of Dr. Dabich’s work has been the diagnosis and treatment of adult patients with leukemia or lymphoma,” the Regents said. “She…
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October 31, 1994
U-M-Flint Chancellor Charlie Nelms sees his campus as “a major community resource, which can act as a stimulus for city and regional revitalization as we enter the 21st century,” in his mind a truly urban university. “The Flint campus is in a unique class,” he stated at his inauguration as Flint’s fourth chancellor on Oct.…
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October 31, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) is launching two new programs designed to provide additional teaching-related services for faculty and teaching assistant (TAs). Support for the two programs is coming from the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Initiatives, headed by Lester P. Monts, and…
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October 31, 1994
Taking a cue from the Old West, albeit doing things a little more quickly, the University Library now offers “Dissertation Express.” Individuals who need copies of dissertations now can get them in approximately two to three days, for only $15. In the past, if you wanted a dissertation, you first had to visit a library…
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October 31, 1994
To provide a quicker turnaround in the reimbursement process for hosting expenses, you will now be able to get on-the-spot reimbursement at the LS&A Cashier’s Office and the Hospital Cashier’s Office, regardless of the account being charged, when you present a properly completed Hosting Expense Report. The maximum amount that can be reimbursed at either…
