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March 1, 1993
“Esther before Ahasuerus” left the studio of Italian Baroque master Il Guercino in 1639. More than 350 years later, the painting of the Old Testament queen will be reunited with five of the six original drawings Guercino made. Drawings on loan from collections at Oxford Uni-versity; Melbourne, Australia; and Arkansas join this work from the…
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March 1, 1993
Kirkland & Ellis, a Chicago-based national law firm, and its partners who are U-M alumni, will contribute $1.2 million to the Law School to endow a professorship. Pending approval by the Regents, the endowed chair will be named the Kirkland & Ellis Professorship of Law. “The U-M Law School is delighted to receive this generous…
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March 1, 1993
The University’s commitment “to creating a diverse community in which individuals are not harassed, excluded or made to feel uncomfortable because of their sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, lifestyle or political beliefs” was reaffirmed by the Housing Division in a letter to the seven staff members who protested displays and activities in the residence halls…
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March 1, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass A letter from Housing Division staff members protesting the “promotion of gay/lesbian lifestyles occurring in residence halls at the University of Michigan” triggered a clash between Regent Deane Baker and president James J. Duderstadt at the February Regents’ meeting. Just prior to a vote on a resolution stating the Regents’ support…
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March 1, 1993
Opening her lecture, titled “Dirty Minds, Dirty Bodies, Clean Speech,” on an autobiographical note, Catharine Stimpson said that prior to her tenure review she was devoted to the First Amendment and academic freedom. That devotion, she recalled, was “strong but theoretical, casual, even lazy.” Although her struggle for tenure in the early 1970s was long…
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March 1, 1993
At their February meeting, the Regents approved a rate increase of 4.6 percent for residence halls and 4.7 percent for family housing apartments on the Ann Arbor campus for next year. The basic rate for a double room in the traditional residence halls, now $4,284.60 for two terms, will be $4,482.18. Other rates will range…
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March 1, 1993
From TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), the third largest life insurance company in the United States, received Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Company’s highest rating, “AAA”, on Feb. 8. This makes TIAA one of only three life insurance companies now holding the highest possible rating from all four of the leading independent ratings…
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March 1, 1993
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services “Publish or perish” may be the rule at most American universities, but at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)—an institution that supports close ties between academia and industry—the rule is “demo or die,” says John T. Preston, director of MIT’s Technology Development Office. MIT faculty, students and alumni…
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March 1, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank One of the most striking lessons too many international students learn at the U-M isn’t found in books. It’s learning to live with isolation, sometimes even hostility. A lack of interaction with Americans is one of the major problems experienced by international students, according to Rashid L. Bashshur, chair of Senate…
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March 1, 1993
Editor’s Note: Information on these research projects were presented to the Regents at their February meeting by William C. Kelly, vice president for research. The material here was prepared for the Record by the staff of ResearchNews , a publication of the Division of Research Development and Administration. Therapy of Wilson’s Disease with Zinc and…
