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January 10, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle At the end of its fourth year, the President’s Advisory Commission on Women’s Issues has issued a set of recommendations to further its aims of increasing gender equity and making the University a national leader in promoting the success of women as faculty, staff and students. “Achieving this goal will require…
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January 10, 1994
Leadership In 1992, women represented 22 percent of the senior administrative positions in the central administration, schools and colleges, down from 30 percent in 1990. Between 1990 and 1992, the proportion of women increased from 19 percent to 28 percent among the assistant and associate vice presidents, as well as vice provosts. During the same…
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January 10, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass While some progress has been made in recent years in increasing the presence of women on campus, the University must travel a considerable distance before it achieves an equitable representation of women at all levels, according to a report prepared for President James J. Duderstadt. Volume II of Women at the…
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January 10, 1994
At their December meeting, the Regents honored outgoing U-M-Flint Chancellor Clinton B. Jones with the following resolution: “The Regents of the University of Michigan are pleased to salute and commend Clinton B. Jones as he concludes his term as chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint. “Clinton Jones came to Flint in 1984 following his service…
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January 10, 1994
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Barbara Blum, president of the Foundation for Child Development in New York City, and Madeline Cartwright, nationally renowned educator and author of For the Children, top the agenda for the second annual Medstart conference to be held 8 a.m.–5:15 p.m. Jan. 22 at the Towsley Center. In her…
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January 10, 1994
By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Seven of the 10 top-cited research papers on the African American experience in the last decade were authored by U-M scholars. The first-ever citation-based ranking of Black studies departments, scholars and research papers appears in the autumn 1993 issue of The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. For…
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January 10, 1994
Federal withholding tax tables, effective Jan. 1, have resulted in changes in federal income tax withheld for most staff, according to the Payroll Office. In addition, the amount of each federal allowance (exemption) increases from $2,350 to $2,450. The wage-base limit for both parts of FICA (Federal Social Security/Medicare) also has changed. For Social Security,…
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January 10, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank In a pilot program that begins today (Jan. 10), Medical Campus faculty and staff can ride to and from work free, boarding buses at any Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) bus stop. The expanded Park & Ride program, funded by University Parking Services, fits in with the Transportation Update Plan developed…
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January 10, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass Students who wanted to attend the University applied in record numbers for fall term 1993 entry, according to Director of Undergraduate Admissions Theodore L. Spencer. In a presentation to the Regents at their December meeting, Spencer noted that 19,000 students applied for fall term admission, the most ever. The University admitted…
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January 10, 1994
J. Robert Willson J. Robert Willson, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 1964–78, died Dec. 17. He was 81. Willson chaired the department through some strong growth years and was noted for his teaching—much of which is remembered through quotations. When asked about his treatment of prolonged labor, he said “I prevent…
