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January 9, 2012
Photo: Following their American Dream
Muslim football players from Fordson High School in Dearborn pray in their locker room, in a scene from the film “Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football.” The documentary film follows team members as they practice during Ramadan, a month when Muslims traditionally fast every day from sunrise to sundown, revealing a community holding onto its Islamic faith… -
January 9, 2012
Old school: U-M in History
Women’s Athletic Building
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January 9, 2012
Partnership releases six open access titles
Open Humanities Press (OHP) and MPublishing have announced the publication of six open access books on critical theory, continental philosophy and cultural studies. The titles will be freely available as full-text HTML, as well as in paperback editions, and are being released on a rolling publication schedule that began last month. In a unique collaboration,… -
January 9, 2012
26th MLK Symposium special section
For the most current MLK Symposium information go to www.mlksymposium.umich.edu. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Symposium draws NPR journalist, playwright, panels, films > Law School discussion to focus on MLK’s Detroit connection > NPR reporter, author Norris to present MLK Symposium lecture > Playwright to use laughter to promote… -
January 9, 2012
Regents Bylaws
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January 9, 2012
Law School discussion to focus on MLK’s Detroit connection
Organizers of Michigan Law’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day panel discussion have an ambitious goal in mind: shedding light on the thinking of the slain civil rights leader by shedding light on his relationship to the complicated story of Detroit. Nearly half a century after he was assassinated, relatively few now remember how active King… -
January 9, 2012
Investment funds update
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January 9, 2012
First hybrid buses arrive on campus
The U-M Ann Arbor campus debuted its first diesel-electric hybrid bus last week. Sporting a maize-and-blue color scheme and new graphic treatment, the 40-foot buses use a roof-mounted battery system to supplement their diesel engines, allowing for better fuel mileage and lower emissions. Officials expect an improvement of 30 percent over a conventional bus.
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January 9, 2012
NPR reporter, author Norris to present MLK Symposium lecture
The unfinished nature of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial dedicated in October in Washington, D.C., seems fitting, as our current politics similarly are incomplete, says National Public Radio reporter and author Michele Norris. “There is the ongoing presidential race, and the opening of his memorial, where he is seen coming out of a piece… -
January 9, 2012
McClatchey honored with Johnson staff award
Described as a “rare employee gem” who has revamped the College of Pharmacy IT system, Stephen McClatchey has been named the 2011 recipient of the Candace J. Johnson Staff Award for Excellence.
