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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Search process still too restrictive, Regents say Search process still too restrictive, Regents say By Rebecca A. Doyle The Michigan Senate last week passed an amendment to the Open Meetings Act that will allow Michigan’s public universities to reduce to three the candidates in a presidential search before the…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 University seeks clarification of tax liability University seeks clarification of tax liability The University is seeking legal clarification from the U.S. Tax Court in interpreting the Internal Revenue Code dealing with “unrelated” income of a university. “The Internal Revenue Code pertaining to unrelated income and applicable expenses in exempt…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Violinist Isaac Stern visits campus Violinist Isaac Stern visits campus Violinist Isaac Stern recently visited the U-M to view the Holocaust Memorial and give a concert to benefit the memorial fund. The untitled statue by artist Leonard Baskin stands at the corner of Washington and Fletcher streets next to…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Academic freedom provides protected space for exploration By Jane R. Elgass We live in an age of uncertainty, an environment in which “universities are on a collision course with the American psyche that want assurances, wants certainty, wants skills, wants information that will stabilize the future.” Academic freedom is…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Service Awards Program gets new look, mementos By Jane R. Elgass A revamped staff recognition program will see individuals with 10 years of service feted at an afternoon reception with their supervisors in attendance; those with 20 years honored at a banquet, with Walter Harrison, vice president for university…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Cell, gene sorting techniques reviewed at national meeting High-speed cell sorter shows promise for use in genetic engineering, cell transplants By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services U-M chemical engineers are merging two existing technologies to develop a new high-speed cell sorter and filtration system for biological materials. When…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Controversial exhibitions focus of symposium By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Museum curators and directors, historians, scholars and students will gather at Rackham Auditorium April 19 for a free, public symposium focusing on issues that face museums when they create exhibitions involving controversial subjects. “Presenting History: Museums in…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Costumes make the play as much as the words Costumes make the play as much as the words By Sage Arron Boxes of bust pads, camisoles, shoes, suspenders, collars and tights share space alongside dress forms and rolls of fabrics lining the wall. Sewing machines command counter space next…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Flower Show makes big splash What started out as “A Little Water Music” soon became a flood of people attending this year’s flower and garden show sponsored by Matthaei Botanical Gardens at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. Show director Faye Traskos attributes the nearly 30,000 attendees to the popularity…
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April 3, 1995
The University Record, April 3, 1995 Junior faculty briefed on the how-tos of tenure By Rebecca A. Doyle The tenure review process, says Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., “is a long series of human judgments using objective evidence. It is not perfect by any means.” “We try to take both the individual and the institution…
