April 4, 1994
Dean Edie N. Goldenberg’s announced plan to suspend faculty self-governance for the Department of Communication should alarm faculty members across the campus. The Dean has not yet provided a written explanation of the steps she intends to take, the process by which she arrived at her plan of action, the rationale for the steps nor…
March 28, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Thanks to increased traffic-safety efforts in Michigan, more and more automobile drivers and motorcyclists are taking measures to protect themselves on roadways, according to a U-M study. Researchers stationed at 168 intersections and freeway exits throughout the state last fall observed 64.4 percent of drivers and front-seat passengers…
March 28, 1994
Black Law Students Alliance symposium will examine civil rights in the ’90s “Civil Rights in the 1990s: Where Are We Now? Where Should We Go?” will be addressed at the Sixth Annual Symposium of the U-M Black Law Students Alliance April 8–9 at the Law School. Topics will include the efficacy of the Voting Rights…
March 28, 1994
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Water Distribution in Ancient Rome: The Evidence of Frontinus by Harry B. Evans, professor of classics, Fordham University. Over a span of several centuries, Rome supplied itself with a system of aqueducts that brought water to many neighborhoods and allowed the city to…
March 28, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank More than 1,550 evaluation forms were mailed last week to faculty members in five schools and colleges who are being asked by Senate Assembly to evaluate their deans. Professors, associate and assistant professors, research scientists, associate and assistant research scientists, and some librarians in the School of Business Administration, College of…
March 28, 1994
Laurence H. Baker has been appointed deputy director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate chief of the division of Hematology-Oncology at the Medical Center. “We are pleased to be able to attract an individual of Baker’s stature for this important post,” says Max Wicha, center director. “He will bring not only exceptional clinical research…
March 28, 1994
By Jane R. Elgass University officials announced last Friday that they will issue a permit for use of the Central Campus Diagonal to the National Organization for the Reform of the Marijuana Laws (NORML), pending the organization’s compliance with several conditions. NORML seeks to use the Diagonal on April 2 for its annual Hash Bash…
March 28, 1994
The Michigan Research Libraries Triangle (MRTL)—a consortium of the U-M and Michigan State and Wayne State university libraries—has been awarded a three-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title II-A program to link electronically their online catalogs and related files. The $300,000 grant has been used to purchase licenses from NOTIS Systems, Inc. for…
March 28, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle Do you know a non-faculty University employee whose work efforts are above and beyond what is required? Does one of your co-workers give more than 100 percent to the job? The Workplace of the ’90s Conference, with financial support from the Office of the Provost, this year will honor staff members…
March 28, 1994
Editor’s Note: The following actions were taken by the Board of Regents at its March meeting. 6 Distinguished University Professorships approved Six Distinguished University Professorships were approved, bringing the total to 18. “Individuals appointed to these prestigious professorships have attained national and international recognition for originality and scholarly achievement,” Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. said.…
