March 1, 1993
Six faculty members were given the emeritus title by the Regents at their February meeting. Those retiring are Mary A. Cooper, associate professor of education at U-M-Flint; Gerhard Dunnhaupt, professor of Germanic languages and literatures; David N. Freedman, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Biblical Studies and professor of Near Eastern studies; Werner H. Grilk,…
March 1, 1993
At their February meeting, the Regents approved establishment of three named professorships—the Mary Fair Croushore Professorship in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LS&A), the William Russell Kelly Professorship in the School of Business Administration and the L. Bates Lea Visiting Professorship in Law in the Law School. Mary Fair Croushore Professor will…
March 1, 1993
Jessy W. Grizzle and John C. Mitani will receive the University’s Henry Russel Award. The annual award is given to young faculty members for scholarly achievement and promise, and carries a $1,200 stipend. The award will be presented on March 16 in Rackham Amphitheater, followed by the annual Henry Russel Lecture given by a senior…
March 1, 1993
Five hundred books were burned and another 10,000 suffered water damage in a fire that began around midnight Feb. 14 at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. Lt. James R. Smiley said samples have been sent to the State Police Crime Laboratory in Northville to determine if an accelerator—gasoline or lighter fluid—was used to start the…
March 1, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its February meeting. Neal appointed vp for research Homer A. Neal, professor and chair of the Department of Physics, will become vice president for research Sept. 1. He will succeed William C. Kelly who will retire as vice president for research on…
March 1, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Book lovers and collectors will have the rare opportunity to buy—at bargain prices—new and used volumes from the collections of the University Library at the its book sale Saturday (March 6) in the Reference/Reading Room of the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library. About 80 percent of the more than…
March 1, 1993
The recommended procedures for discontinuing academic programs outlined in Standard Practice Guide 601.2 are as follows: 1. From time to time, the Dean and/or Executive Committee of a School or College or the governing faculty of that unit or the Vice President for Academic Affairs may consider that a particular program may no longer be…
March 1, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Calling the handling of the proposed closing of the Department of Population Planning and International Health (PPIH) a “flagrant disregard of policy,” department Chair Yuzuru J. Takeshita called upon the Board of Regents to encourage the University administration and School of Public Health Dean June E. Osborn to admit error. Takeshita…
March 1, 1993
Faculty will face a more complicated election than usual when they chose four representatives to the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA) March 15 from a field of nine nominees. A faculty Nominating Committee presented a slate of eight candidates at the Feb. 15 Senate Assembly meeting. Usually six candidates compete for three three-year…
March 1, 1993
Holocaust survivor Solomon Perel will give the keynote speech for B’nai B’rith Hillel Foundation’s 14th Annual Conference on the Holocaust at 8 p.m. March 18 at Hillel, 1429 Hill St. Perel, the man upon which Europa, Europa is based, will give the Michael M. Bernstein Memorial Lecture. A short commemorative service in memory of those…
