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August 31, 2020
Programs to help employees thrive in the workplace
Here are some of the ways U-M faculty and staff can pursue their goals and seek support outside of the cubicle, and hear from professionals about how health and well-being can be an integral part of the workplace.
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August 31, 2020
Q&A: SACUA Chair Colleen Conway considers the coming year
Colleen Conway, a professor of music education, recently began her 2020-21 term as chair of the nine-member Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs, as well as the 74-member Senate Assembly and the Faculty Senate.
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August 31, 2020
Obituary: Peter Larkin Duren
Peter Larkin Duren, professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, died July 10 in Superior Township, Michigan, after a long and courageous struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
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August 31, 2020
Obituary: John Allen Witter
John Allen Witter of Ann Arbor, professor emeritus of entomology, died unexpectedly at home on Aug. 4. He was 76.
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August 31, 2020
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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August 31, 2020
Professor helps celebrity find their roots on PBS show
UM-Dearborn professor Joe Lunn has spent 45 years studying the African experience during World War I, which helped him connect a celebrity with their ancestor’s story on the PBS show “Finding Your Roots.”
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August 31, 2020
This Week in U-M History — Aug. 31-Sept. 7
On Sept. 5, 1979, the Law School’s underground library was a work in progress. Read about some of the other things that happened in U-M history during the week of Aug. 31-Sept. 7.
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August 30, 2020
Scenes from the start of a masked semester
As students returned to campus over the past week, the usual scenes of residence hall move-ins and friends meeting up on campus were punctuated by that emblem of our unusual times — the required face covering.
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August 29, 2020
Some faculty members voice concerns about fall semester
Some faculty members said during a Faculty Senate meeting that the U-M’s COVID-19 pandemic response plans for the fall semester are inefficient and not transparent enough. They want a shift to all-virtual instruction.
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August 27, 2020
University welcomes new faculty to a year of challenges
The 2020 New Faculty Orientation featured top U-M administrators addressing an audience of more than 200 via Zoom about how to navigate a rich and complex work environment.
