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February 6, 1996
The University Record, February 6, 1996 HRD classes prove to be winners for staff participants By Jared Blank With the recent release of the expanded three-term Human Resources Development (HRD) course catalog, staff from an array of units have been signing up to take advantage of the professional development course offerings. From basic management strategies…
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February 6, 1996
The University Record, February 6, 1996 Workplace of `90s planners seek input on possible changes The planning team for the Workplace of the ’90s Conference is considering revisions of the June conference and is surveying managers and supervisors for their thoughts on the changes. The conference’s mission is to encourage U-M employees to pursue professional…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 MQR releases volume two of special centennial issue on movies By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although many film students today regard the golden age of cinema as a topic of classroom discussion only, many of the writers in the second volume of the Michigan Quarterly Review’s (MQR)…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 DPS, FBI team up to recover art stolen 30 years ago Sketches by Pablo Picasso and Henry Moore, stolen from a U-M traveling exhibit almost 30 years ago, were recovered in Los Angeles Jan. 24. The pieces were recovered by the Los Angeles office of the FBI, with assistance…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 U-M delegation spends week on economic development in Israel By Jared Blank A delegation from the U-M spent one week in the Central Galilee region of Israel in December as part of the Detroit Jewish Federation’s Partnership 2000 program, which aids regions of Israel with economic development. Walter Harrison,…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 Galileo space probe findings, experiences will be discussed at Evening at Rackham University of Michigan scientists involved in the Galileo spacecraft’s exploration of the planet Jupiter will share their experiences—along with new information from the Dec. 7 probe of the planet’s atmosphere—in a free, public lecture titled “Galileo Probes…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 Institute for the Humanities conference on `Unruly Emotions, Disorderly Conduct’ begins Feb. 8 Taslima Nasrin, a writer whose work is banned in Bangladesh for its candid treatment of religious oppression and women’s rights, will open the Institute for the Humanities’ two-day conference, “Unruly Emotions, Disorderly Conduct,” at 8 p.m.…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 Neal named interim president The appointment, effective July 1, was approved by the Board of Regents last Thursday. President James J. Duderstadt will retire from the presidency June 30 and return to teaching at Michigan. A search for the next president is getting under way. “The University is fortunate…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 Bentley’s gargoyles sit on shelves, not gutters Not mounted on a building’s gutter, but housed in bound volumes, these gargoyles, copies of U-M’s Gargoyle dating from 1909, are now housed at the Bentley Historical Library. Authorized by the University’s Board in Control of Student Publications in 1908, the Gargoyle…
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January 30, 1996
The University Record, January 30, 1996 Regents OK plan for search Provost J. Bernard Machen presented to the Regents last Thursday a 14-step plan for conducting the search for the successor to President James J. Duderstadt, who will step down from the post June 30. The Regents voted to accept the proposal, 7-0, with Regent…
