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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Michigan Radio introduces changes to weekend lineup Weekends on Michigan Radio sound a bit different these days with the addition of 11 new shows last month. The new lineup features a comedy, a documentary, interview programs, a game show, a literary discussion and more. 7 a.m.: “Breakfast at Random…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 D’Arms named president of American Council of Learned Societies John H. D’Arms, the Gerald F. Else Professor of Humanities and professor of classical studies and of history, will serve as president of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). The Regents have granted him a two-year leave, Sept. 1,…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Residence hall rates increase by 4 percent The Regents approved an average rate increase of 4 percent for residence halls and 3.9 percent for apartments on the Ann Arbor campus for next year. The basic rate for a double room in the traditional residence hall, now $5,137.44 for two…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Four vie for three seats in SACUA elections Four members of Senate Assembly are running for three seats on the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). The election will be held at the Monday (March 17) Senate Assembly meeting. The winners will serve three-year terms beginning May 1,…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Arbor Drugs founder Applebaum pledges $1.2 million to advance entrepreneurial studies By Keith Decie Business School Eugene Applebaum, chairman, president and founder of Arbor Drugs Inc., has given $1.2 million to the Business School, to be used to establish an endowed professorship dedicated to studying and teaching entrepreneurship. The…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Leonard, Smith to receive Sarah Goddard Power Award March 19 Joanne Leonard, professor of art and of women’s studies, and Patricia K. Smith, associate professor of economics and director of Women’s Studies at U-M Dearborn, will receive the Sarah Goddard Power Award March 19. The award ceremony will begin…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Congolese drummer, dancer energizes students Biza Sompa, master Congolese drummer and dancer, also is a Dance Department faculty member. Sompa puts this energy to work not only in class at the U-M, but by teaching middle school boys in Detroit. Photo by Bob Kalmbach
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Budget perils face arts, humanities, say Wiesner speakers By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services National Public Radio commentator Daniel Schorr set the tone for the Second Annual Jerome B. Wiesner Symposium focusing on the humanities and the arts with his keynote address, “The Future of Government: Lean, But…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Red oak finds new home as Diag renovations begin Moving this 50-foot red oak is part of the renovation of the Diag, which will create a mostly uninterrupted vista between the Rackham Graduate School and the Horace H. Rackham Graduate Library. The oak and its ball of dirt weighed…
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March 11, 1997
The University Record, March 11, 1997 Michigan Radio strides reviewed By Jane R. Elgass Michigan Radio may have had a tumultuous year last year, but the changes in format and content appear to have paid off, according to Executive Director Donovan Reynolds. In a report to the Regents last month, Reynolds noted that when he…
