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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Professional development grants will assist lecturers To acknowledge the instructional and scholarly contributions of lecturers and to provide them with access to funds beyond those ordinarily available, the University has created Lecturers’ Professional Development Grants as a component of the Michigan Agenda for Women. Ten grants of up to…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 CAUP recognized for publication By Matthew Thorburn News and Information Services The College of Architecture and Urban Planning has received a Certificate of Recognition from the University History and Traditions Committee for the publication of More Than A Handsome Box: Education in Architecture at the University of Michigan, 1876-1986.…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 DPS gives tips on tornado safety for spring season Tornado season is here, and when a tornado approaches, your immediate action may mean life or death, says Robert Patrick, associate director of special services, Department of Public Safety. “Seek inside shelter, and make sure you stay away from windows,”…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Clements Library exhibition traces botanists in 18th century By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services From the lowly milkweed to tomatoes and chocolate and from the Carolinas to the Caribbean, “Listening the Secrets of the Vernal Grove: Botany in Early America 1721&endash;1804” illustrates the trials, tribulations, and successes of…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Institute for the Humanities announces theme From the Institute for the Humanities Faculty and graduate students can plan now for the 1997&endash;98 year when the Institute for the Humanities takes up the theme of the “Narrative.” According to the theme statement, which defines the wide scope of projects the…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Museum of Art exhibition explores creative potential in later life By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Shortly before he died in 1954 at the age of 85, French artist Henri Matisse stopped drawing and painting and started creating cut-out figures of the female form that were bold and…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Violence, fear part of women’s lives, says Rape Prevention Month speaker By Lisa Herbert Human Resources/Affirmative Action Evelyn C. White, author of Chain Chain Change: For Black Women in Abusive Relationships, The Black Woman’s Healthbook: Speaking for Ourselves, and numerous articles and essays concerning women’s health, opened the Sexual…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Two workers treated and released in fire that caused damage to C.C. Little Bldg. A fire at the Clarence Cook Little Building, 425 E. University, was reported to the U-M Department of Public Safety (DPS) at approximately 2:50 p.m. Thursday (March 28), said Leo Heatley, director of DPS. The…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 Task force will consider increasing living-learning programs By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services According to recently published studies from Stanford University and U-M data, living-learning communities can improve retention rates and academic achievement for all students, and particularly for minority students and women in the sciences and engineering.…
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April 2, 1996
The University Record, April 2, 1996 SACUA, AAUP sponsor forum on affirmative action By Jared Blank The U-M chapter of the American Association of University Professors and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs sponsored a March 26 forum on whether there is a need for affirmative action programs in higher education and the reprecussions…
