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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
