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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Multiculturalism in first-year seminars is topic of CRLT-sponsored program By Carlean Ponder News and Information Services Incorporating multicultural content and instruction into first-year seminars was the focus of a workshop offered by the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) as part of the Martin Luther King Jr.…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 ‘The buck stops with us,’ Moses says By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services “If you think education is not political, then you’re living on the wrong planet,” Yolanda Moses told the crowd in Rackham Amphitheater Jan. 12 in a keynote address that concluded the conference, “Women of Color…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Affirmative action goals misunderstood by most, panelists say By Rebecca A. Doyle “Affirmative action is the way through which we seek to attain equity in our institutions and our society,” said Ana Cardona, representative from the Michigan Department of Education and a U-M doctoral student. “It is a goal…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Million Man March panel draws crowd of 300 By Jared Blank “A day of atonement and reconciliation” was how Lawrence A. Coleman, coordinator of Christians and Muslims for the Million Man March, characterized the March during the Martin Luther King Day symposium, “The Million Man March: Where Do We…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Johnson recreates ‘I have a dream’ speech for hundreds By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Several hundred Washtenaw County high school students too young to remember Martin Luther King Jr. came face to face with King’s vision for America on Jan. 12 as they listened to a dramatic…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Believe in yourself, not labels, Fleming says By Julie A. Peterson News and Information Services As a young man in his 20s, Thomas Fleming found himself in the U.S. Army, unable to read or write—but determined that he would learn. He picked up the government-issued New Testament and, with…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Elders: Don’t wait for a backbone transplant to get started By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services If Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would “shed tears for a nation that has replaced its social safety net with a dragnet.” He would find an American society that…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 New president should appreciate multi-campus environment, U-M-Flint says By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services While members of the University of Michigan-Flint campus and Flint community would like the next U-M president to be a person of high integrity and impeccable character, many say that the University’s next leader…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. Fund awards 10 grants to faculty for improvement of teaching By Jared Blank Provost J. Bernard Machen recently announced the faculty recipients of 10 grants of $5,000 each from the Gilbert R. Whitaker Fund for the Improvement of Teaching. Up to three proposals will be…
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January 23, 1996
The University Record, January 23, 1996 Apple and Baker are visiting writers this month; will read from works By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Max Apple, author of Roommates, and poet David Baker will present their works in the Visiting Writers Series this month. Sponsored by the Department of English and Borders Books and…
