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February 4, 1997
The University Record, February 4, 1997 Marable finds discrimination in small, daily acts By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services The merchant who drops your change on the sales counter, rather than touch your hand . . . the salesperson who follows you around the store because he or she feels that you may steal…
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February 4, 1997
The University Record, February 4, 1997 Panelists shared views on activism in time of backlash By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services “Activism is what Martin Luther King was all about,” said John H. Matlock, assistant vice provost and director of the Office of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives. And activists were what some 75 students,…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 Regents say goodbye to Neal, hello to Taylor and Maynard Regents Olivia Maynard (left)and S. Martin Taylor (right)attended their first meeting of the Board of Regents as officially elected members Jan. 23. Interim President Homer Neal presided over his final Regents meeting last week, welcoming two new Regents to…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 English as universal academic language: good or bad? By Dean Bakopoulos News and Information Service “Is the increasing dominance of academic English a threat to academic cultures?” That’s the question a multi-national panel tried to answer Jan. 20 as part of the University’s MLK Day activities. The panel discussion…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 REGENTS’ ROUNDUP Note: Regents’ Roundup appears as a semi-regular feature in The Record. Regents accept $16.9 million in gifts to the University At their January meeting, the Regents formally accepted a total of $16,962,857 in gifts received by the University during Dec. 1996. The total included $10,147,377 from individuals,…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 MacArthur Fellowship recipient Behar disusses panic attacks By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Faculty member Ruth Behar’s professional interests range from witchcraft and death to contemporary Cuba and the life of a young Mexican immigrant to the United States. But these varied interests are driven by some unusual…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 Commitment, vision, support necessary for women to achieve By Rebecca A. Doyle It is difficult to get women together in a room and come up with a single, unified vision of what—and how—they should work together to achieve, asserts Lorraine Gutierrez. “How do we get to the practical without…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 The art of shadows The Museum of Art opened its doors in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a special presentation of the recently purchased The Means to an End—a Shadow Drama in Five Acts. The five aquatints by African-American printmaker Kara Walker portray provocative scenes of…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 Michigan Radio, School of Information team up for Internet series By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services A series of radio programs highlighting the features and capabilities of the Internet has debuted on Michigan Radio, the University’s radio service. Faculty and students from the School of Information are preparing…
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January 28, 1997
The University Record, January 28, 1997 Bond compares time after King’s death with Reconstruction By Jared Blank In a Jan. 20 speech at the Business School, civil rights activist, professor and former Georgia Assemblyman Julian Bond presented a history of the Black civil rights movement, comparing the struggles of the “second Reconstruction,” following Martin Luther…
