March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Humanities Institute fellowships go to 8 faculty, 5 students From the Institute for the Humanities The Institute for the Humanities has awarded fellowships to eight faculty and five graduate students for work they will pursue while in residence at the Institute during 1996–97. All of the projects are connected…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Six faculty members will hold Thurnau professorships The Regents last month named six faculty members to the Arthur F. Thurnau Professorship which “recognizes and rewards faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education.” Those honored are Kathleen M. Canning, associate professor of history; Paul N. Courant, professor of economics and…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Robertson named center director Richard E. Robertson, professor of materials science and engineering, has been appointed director of the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center. Robertson has served on the faculty of the Materials Science and Engineering Department and the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center for the past 10 years.…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 March visiting writer series features poetry, non-fiction, short stories By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Poet, legal scholar and alumnus Lawrence Joseph heads up the list of writers presenting their works in the Visiting Writers Series in March. Authors Sharon Oard Warner, who teaches at the University of…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 New 647 exchange replaces 747 numbers at U-M By Bruce Spiher Information Technology Division A new telephone exchange number has become available on the University’s Ann Arbor campus. The new exchange number, 647, will replace the 747 exchange number. The changeover to the new exchange is expected to be…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Graduate programs edge up in U.S. News rankings By Julie A. Peterson News and Information Services A majority of the University’s graduate programs ranked in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey improved in standing, with the School of Education vaulting from 22nd to ninth and the College…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Eight candidates vie for four SACUA seats By Mary Jo Frank University Relations Eight members of Senate Assembly are running for four seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). The election will be held at the Monday (March 18) Senate Assembly meeting. Three candidates will be…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 700 hats and mittens will warm hands, heads across country By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Nearly 700 hats, knitted and crocheted by hundreds of flying fingers belonging to staff members and community residents, were distributed across the country by U-M students participating in the Alternative Spring Break…
March 12, 1996
The University Record, March 12, 1996 Regents name Presidential Search Advisory Committee By Rebecca A. Doyle Jeffrey S. Lehman, dean of the Law School, will chair the Presidential Search Advisory Committee (PSAC). The Regents met Feb. 28 and March 1 as the Presidential Search Committee to finalize the selection criteria for the next president of…
February 27, 1996
The University Record, February 27, 1996 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Editor’s Note: The Regents took the following actions at their February meeting. $34.6 million in gifts accepted The Regents accepted $34,618,872 in gifts received during December 1995 and January 1996. The total included $21,655,437 from individuals, $5,868,705 from corporations, $5,217,755 from foundations, and $1,876,975 from associations and…
