October 3, 1994
A new short-term disability plan is being added to the University’s benefit program for non-bargained-for, active staff members with less than two years of service. The plan is designed to work with sick pay and long-term disability benefits. Eligible staff members will receive information on the short-term disability plan in the open enrollment packet. The…
October 3, 1994
Graduate School Dean John H. D’Arms has announced that he will not seek appointment to a third term, and also will not seek re-appointment as vice provost for academic affairs, a post he has held since March 1990. D’Arms, who says he has “enjoyed almost every day in the last 10 years,” notes that “10…
October 3, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although still in its early stages, the new Federal Direct Student Loan Program is already making life easier for students receiving such aid and for staff who administer the loans, according to the Office of Financial Aid. The new program, utilized for the first time this year by…
October 3, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Willy was frustrated and bored with his part-time job as a demonstrator. His life didn’t seem to have a purpose, and he wasn’t doing what he had been trained to do. Kim was afraid of being alone after being assaulted and needed someone to help her at home. After she filed…
October 3, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Miep Gies, the woman who helped care for Anne Frank and her family while they hid from the Nazis during World War II, will deliver the fifth annual Univer-sity Wallenberg Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in Rackham Auditorium. Gies, whose free, public talk is titled “My Choice…
October 3, 1994
Conference will focus on women in Renaissance England “Representing Women in Renaissance England” is the subject of the 20th Anniversary Biennial Renaissance Conference at the U-M-Dearborn Fri.–Sat. (Oct.7–8). This free, international conference is the 11th in a series organized by Ted-Larry Pebworth and Claude J. Summers, professors of English at U-M-Dearborn. It will focus on…
October 3, 1994
At its September meeting, the Board of Regents approved an amendment to Bylaw 1.14, the Regents’ conflict of interest policy, to be “consistent with the ethical and moral principles that form the basis of the Regents’ policy.” In July, the state conflict of interest act was amended to allow entities such as the University to…
October 3, 1994
Events scheduled for Investing in Ability Week, Oct. 3–8, include: Oct. 3 Bill Demby speaking at 3 p.m. in the Michigan Union Ballroom. Demby lost both legs from the knee down while serving in Viet Nam. Today, he is a ski instructor and holds a number of athletic records. Oct. 4 “People with Disabilities: Information…
October 3, 1994
Basu wins fellowship from Hoover Institution Susanto Basu, assistant professor of economics, has received a post-doctoral National and Peace Fellowship from the Hoover Institution for 1994–95. The fellowships provide scholars an opportunity to spend one year at the Hoover Institution to conduct independent research on historical and public policy issues of the 20th century. Keener…
October 3, 1994
Peace Corps Director Carol Bellamy will visit the University on Oct. 12. Bellamy, who was appointed to head the Peace Corps in 1993, is the first returned Peace Corps volunteer to lead the agency in its 33-year history. She was a volunteer in Guatemala in 1963–65. Bellamy’s schedule on campus: 10 a.m.—Bellamy will discuss “The…
