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  1. January 30, 1995

    Only 33% of freshmen interested in politics

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Only 33% of freshmen interested in politics By Janet N. Mendler News and Information Services While almost half of the freshmen entering the U-M this past fall say that keeping up with political affairs is an important goal in life, less than a third of the nation’s incoming college…
  2. January 30, 1995

    Rackham will continue to admit grad students in communication for 199596

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Rackham will continue to admit grad students in communication for 1995–96 By Julie Peterson News and Information Services The Executive Board of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies voted Jan. 25 to continue admitting students to the master’s degree program in journalism pending the findings of a…
  3. January 30, 1995

    Seminar explores options for flexible workplace

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Seminar explores options for flexible workplace By Rebecca A. Doyle “People in most organizations today are hurting,” Suzanne Smith told her audience of managers and supervisors at a Jan. 20 seminar on flexibility in the workplace. “After years of lean-and-mean and downsizing, too many firms are understaffed and too…
  4. January 30, 1995

    Senate Assembly approves recommendations on climate for minority faculty

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Senate Assembly approves recommendations on climate for minority faculty By Mary Jo Frank Record Special Writer A fine-tuned set of recommendations addressing the quality of the University climate for minority faculty was approved last Monday by Senate Assembly. The Assembly accepted a report by the author of the recommendations—the…
  5. January 30, 1995

    AIM co-founder Banks urges Native Americans to ‘find yourself’

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 AIM co-founder Banks urges Native Americans to ‘find yourself’ By Debbie Gilbert News and Information Services Dennis Banks, one of the founders of the American Indian Movement (AIM), held about 150 people spellbound during a Martin Luther King Day presentation as he interwove U.S. history, the history of AIM…
  6. January 30, 1995

    Nominate your favorite staff member

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Nominate your favorite staff member Brochures went out last week to approximately 24,000 members of the University community calling for nominations for 1995 U-M Staff Recognition Awards. The awards will be presented at the 16th Annual Workplace of the ’90s Conference, “Claiming Ownership: A Balance of Freedom and Responsibility,”…
  7. January 30, 1995

    Artisan preserves state’s valuable historical documents

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Artisan preserves state’s valuable historical documents By Joanne Nesbit News and Information Services Restoring and preserving Michigan’s history—that’s what James Craven does each day as document restorer for the Michigan Historical Collections at Bentley Historical Library. Relying on skills learned during a career spanning more than 40 years at…
  8. January 30, 1995

    W-2 forms are in the mail; check yours for accuracy

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 W-2 forms are in the mail; check yours for accuracy From the Payroll Office Form W-2 Wage and Tax Statements for 1994 were mailed last week to regular and part-time U-M employees who received earnings in 1994. The format of the Form W-2 is virtually the same as last…
  9. January 30, 1995

    Fogarty award winners not only from social sciences

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Fogarty award winners not only from social sciences By Diane Swanbrow News and Information Services Recipients of Center for Human Growth and Development minority international research awards were announced last Monday by center Director Betsy Lozoff. The awards, funded by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of…
  10. January 30, 1995

    Women students tell president about hurdles in graduate school

    The University Record, January 30, 1995 Women students tell president about hurdles in graduate school By Rebecca A. Doyle President James J. Duderstadt compared his Michigan Agenda for Women to the Michigan Mandate last week, noting that the key to the success of the mandate is “changing not simply the composition of the institution, but…