October 3, 1994
Informational fairs will be held in five University locations during open enrollment this year. Staff members are invited to attend the fairs and ask questions of the insurance companies, or pick up information. The coverage comparison chart, which compares the benefits of the various health care plans, will be available at each fair. At each…
October 3, 1994
Philosophers and social theorists since the Enlightenment have pondered how to define the principal locus for the construction of inequality in human society. In Constructing Inequality: The Fabrication of a Hierarchy of Virtue Among the Etoro , Raymond Kelly criticizes existing theories of social inequality in egalitarian societies by examining the Etoro of Papua New…
October 3, 1994
At its September meeting, the Board of Regents approved an amendment to Bylaw 1.14, the Regents’ conflict of interest policy, to be “consistent with the ethical and moral principles that form the basis of the Regents’ policy.” In July, the state conflict of interest act was amended to allow entities such as the University to…
October 3, 1994
The deadline for nominating School of Business Administration staff for the School’s Staff Recognition Program is Oct. 31. The program, launched in fall 1993, was developed at the request of the School’s Quality Council to recognize the achievements and accomplishments of staff members. Award winners receive a certificate and $500 and have their names engraved…
October 3, 1994
A specialist in the period of Late Antiquity and in the cultures of the Peruvian Andes, Sabine MacCormack is a strong contributor to teaching and scholarship in the Departments of both History and Classical Studies. Her model of demanding and committed teaching leaves a tremendous impression on her students, and by investing enormous amounts of…
October 3, 1994
Conference will focus on women in Renaissance England “Representing Women in Renaissance England” is the subject of the 20th Anniversary Biennial Renaissance Conference at the U-M-Dearborn Fri.–Sat. (Oct.7–8). This free, international conference is the 11th in a series organized by Ted-Larry Pebworth and Claude J. Summers, professors of English at U-M-Dearborn. It will focus on…
October 3, 1994
The U-M-Dearborn is ranked third among regional universities in the Midwest in a U.S. News & World Report rating of schools that offer the “best value.” The ratings are published in the magazine’s Oct. 3 issue. This is the first time that the magazine has ranked the schools that provide the best values, or “quality…
October 3, 1994
An outstanding educator and role model, Lawrence Radine possesses a passion for teaching and a rare depth of commitment in his classroom. Students discover that Professor Radine’s sociology classes are forums characterized by creativity and open discussion, where no single idea is sacrosanct, but where no student is safe without contributing ideas of his or…
October 3, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Miep Gies, the woman who helped care for Anne Frank and her family while they hid from the Nazis during World War II, will deliver the fifth annual Univer-sity Wallenberg Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 11 in Rackham Auditorium. Gies, whose free, public talk is titled “My Choice…
October 3, 1994
Editor’s Note: Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. addressed Senate Assembly Sept. 26 in Rackham Amphitheater. The following is the text of his presentation titled “Intellectual Independence in an Era of Accountability.” In a recent issue of Change magazine, Clark Kerr, former president of the University of California, said, “Universities enjoyed their autonomy historically as a…
