March 8, 1993
A moratorium on student admissions to the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) has been altered to allow for admission of up to 10 new students. The change was announced in a March 1 memorandum to PPIH students and faculty and School of Public Health department chairs from Dean June E. Osborn and…
March 8, 1993
Michael Morden Michael Morden, adjunct lecturer in philosophy at U-M-Dearborn, died on Feb. 26 in Miami, Fla., from complications following a scuba diving accident. He was 50. Morden joined U-M-Dearborn in 1988 and in recent years served on the Affirmative Action Committee and taught in the REACH Program. He also taught philosophy at U-M-Flint. “Michael…
March 8, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A proposal requiring each student seeking a B.S., A.B. or B.G.S. degree to take a quantitative reasoning course will be presented to LS&A faculty at their meeting today (March 8). The meeting begins at 4:10 p.m. in Auditorium B, Angell Hall. The Task Force on a Quantitative Reasoning Requirement will recommend…
March 1, 1993
J. Radcliffe Squires J. Radcliffe Squires, professor emeritus of English, died Feb. 14 of an abdominal aneurysm at University Hospital. He was 75. Squires was the author of seven books of poetry and numerous critical books and essays. He was editor of the Michigan Quarterly Review, the University’s literary and scholarly journal, in 1970–77. A…
March 1, 1993
Chemistry Prof. Henry C. Griffin has been elected chair of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). John R. Birge, professor of industrial and operations engineering (I&OE), was elected vice chair. They will begin their one-year terms May 1. Griffin, associate chair in the Department of Chemistry, has served as director of general chemistry…
March 1, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank The “wicked problem” of disposing of nuclear waste, notes Garry D. Brewer, clearly illustrates the tight bonds existing between the environment, the economy and ethics. Lecturing Feb. 19 as part of Sigma Xi’s Ethics and Science Lecture Series, Brewer offered four guiding principles to deal with environmental inquiries based on the…
March 1, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank “Good speech must drive out bad, including the bad speech of the boorish, cruel and obstinate,” asserts Rutgers University Prof. Catharine Stimpson. Affirming her support of intellectual and academic freedom, Stimpson said educators must educate themselves about the frustrations and pain that drive good people to argue for constrictions on the…
March 1, 1993
Editor’s Note: See related story, page 11. By Jane R. Elgass Discussion surrounding the seemingly simple approval of a resolution about the Michigan Mandate at the February Regents’ meeting turned into a bit of a battle when Regent Deane Baker refused to give total support to the resolution. Offered jointly by Regents Nellie M. Varner…
March 1, 1993
The Department of Public Safety has made the first Washtenaw County arrest under Michigan’s new stalking laws. A 22-year-old LS&A senior stood mute at his arraignment Feb. 18 on charges of stalking a female student at the Michigan Union. Lt. James R. Smiley said a pre-trial hearing has been set for March 9. The student…
March 1, 1993
Leonard elected to AAEM office James A. Leonard Jr., clinical associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, has been elected secretary-treasurer of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM). He will become president-elect in October 1993. Lippi-Green edits book Rosina Lippi-Green, assistant professor of Germanic languages and literatures, is…
