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January 24, 1994
By Mary Jo Frank “We all have to learn to listen with humility. We all have to learn to listen with respect,” says psychiatrist and author Alvin Poussaint. Speaking to School of Business Administration faculty, staff and students at the School’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration, Poussaint said that to have strength and diversity…
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January 24, 1994
Allen S. Lichter, professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, has been named the Isadore Lampe Professor of Radiation Oncology by the Regents. The professorship honors Lampe, a pioneer in the field of radiation therapy, who pursued his career at the U-M for 43 years until his retirement in 1975. The professorship was…
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January 24, 1994
By John Woodford Executive Editor, Michigan Today Four panelists from the English Composition Board (ECB) described to a Martin Luther King Jr. Day audience in the Anderson Room of the Michigan Union techniques they use and issues they raise to encourage students to think and write about aspects of multiculturalism. Initially, the discussion focused on…
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January 24, 1994
Law School grad program presents brown-bag series The Law School Graduate Program will present a series of brown-bag lectures this term. Upcoming are: “Nigeria: Transition to Anarchy? Resolving the Dilemma of Military Intervention,” Philip Akakwam, assistant lecturer, University of Nigeria, and U-M law student, Wed. (Jan. 26). “Judicial Review of Administrative Action in China: Practice,…
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January 24, 1994
I wish to thank the campus and community for a successful 1994 Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day celebration. The events of the Symposium sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic and Multicultural Affairs and the many speakers, workshops and exhibits arranged by campus units addressed the issues that characterized and revitalized…
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January 24, 1994
Roy E. Muir, associate vice president for development, will become interim executive director of The Campaign for Michigan Feb. 1, heading Campaign efforts while the University continues its search for a new vice president for development. He succeeds Joe Roberson, who will become director of athletics on that date. In announcing the appointment, President James…
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January 24, 1994
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Had Martin Luther King’s fight for justice not abruptly ended in 1968, what would he be saying and doing to further that fight today? The pattern of King’s life suggests many possibilities, according to Mary Frances Berry, U-M alumna and head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. For…
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January 24, 1994
By Bernie DeGroat News and Information Services Although Western society still perpetuates the mythical subservience of women in the Middle East and India, the veil and harem—traditional symbols of subjugation—have been used as metaphors for female independence, according to a visiting scholar. “Western women, in particular, have thought there were freedoms behind the veil that…
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January 24, 1994
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services Mae C. Jemison says education and parental encouragement made it possible for a young girl from South Chicago to grow up to become an entrepreneur, engineer, scientist, physician and former astronaut—all before the age of 40. “Education was the enabling factor that allowed me to do whatever I…
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January 24, 1994
By Rebecca A. Doyle What part will photo CDs, electronic text transfer, instant communication and electronic image manipulation play in higher education in the next 10 or 20 years? How will the upward-spiraling technology affect the University’s research, teaching, publishing and library resources? “Creating the Future: Information Technology and the Mission of the University,” the…
