October 18, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass Even as he builds collaborative relationships with units across campus, Lester Monts is developing a team among three of the units that report directly to him—the Office of Orientation, the Office of Academic Multicultural Affairs (formerly the Office of Minority Affairs) and the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT).…
October 18, 1993
This fall marks the first time in 23 years that Lester Monts is not teaching a course, and he admits it makes him “a little jittery, a little nostalgic.” He already has some ideas for seminars that he might teach in the School of Music, and he plans to continue his research at a reduced…
October 18, 1993
The Interim Policy on Discriminatory Harassment by Faculty and Staff in the University Environment has been suspended, by the action of the central administration, “as it applies to the academic setting.” All of us who have objected strongly to this policy will find this action promising, and will surely want to express our support for…
October 18, 1993
Several discussions of community values have been scheduled: “A Thoughtful Discussion of Political Correctness and Academic Values,” led by Law School Dean Lee C. Bollinger, 1 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 21) in Rackham Assembly Hall as part of the monthly meeting of the Regents. The annual Davis-Markert-Nickerson Lecture will be given by Walter Metzger of Columbia…
October 18, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services The School of Public Health has received a three-year grant of more than $1.1 million from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The grant will support the School’s participation in the foundation’s new Scholars in Health Policy Research Program. The goal of the program is to “foster the development…
October 18, 1993
“New Conflict on Campus: Can We Live with the First Amendment?” is the title of a two-hour videoconference that will air 1–3 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 21) in the Anderson Room, Michigan Union. The videoconference, sponsored locally by the Office for the Vice President for Student Affairs, tackles the issue of freedom of expression on today’s…
October 18, 1993
The Center for the Education of Women (CEW) is accepting applications for administrative internships that will begin in January. Internships are open to women considering re-entry into the job market or a change in careers. Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree, interest in developing marketable skills, and a commitment to finding a job after the…
October 18, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following remarks made by Regent Deane Baker at the Sept. 23, 1993, Regents’ meeting are reprinted here at his request. Regent Deane Baker’s Remarks to the University of Michigan Board of Regents, Sept. 23, 1993, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, objecting to inclusion of sexual orientation in Regents’ Bylaw 14.06. University of Michigan…
October 18, 1993
Editor’s Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Alice Freeman Palmer: The Evolution of a New Woman by Ruth Bordin, research affiliate, Bentley Library. In this first biography of Alice Freeman Palmer (1855–1902), educator, president of Wellesley College, and first dean at the University of Chicago, Bordin illuminates a fundamental period…
October 18, 1993
Editor’s Note: Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. has called for campuswide discussions of the shared values held important in an institution that embraces academic freedom, academic inquiry and the right to free speech. Following are excerpts of his presentation to the Senate Assembly in September, as well as comments by members of the University community…
