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March 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Two faculty members and two students from the U-M will be honored at the Michigan Association of Governing Boards of Higher Education Convocation April 7 in East Lansing. The awards recognize distinguished faculty and outstanding students from each of Michigan’s 15 four-year public universities. Mary L. Brake, associate professor of nuclear…
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March 15, 1993
More than 4,900 University of Michigan students will be recognized for their academic achievement at the University’s annual Honors Convocation at 2 p.m. Sunday (March 21) in Hill Auditorium. The convocation speech, titled “Seeing and Believing: The Gains of Education,” will be given by Ejner J. Jensen, professor of English and chair of the faculty…
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March 15, 1993
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services Those yearning for an end to winter will find a warm world of rhododendrons, roses and live butterflies March 25–28 at the 1993 Ann Arbor Flower and Garden Show at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. “This is the place to come if you’re truly fed up with winter…
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March 15, 1993
Editor’s Note: See related articles on pages 8–9. By Jane R. Elgass A nine-member task force has been appointed to create, within the next six to eight months, an action proposal related to community service learning. Appointed by Walter Harrison, executive director of University relations, and Maureen A. Hartford, vice president for student affairs, the…
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March 15, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank A quantitative reasoning course would be “an excellent and timely addition to graduation requirements,” according to Department of Communication Chair Neil M. Malamuth. It is essential every graduate complete a course that requires quantitative reasoning, added Malamuth, who moved at the March 8 LS&A meeting that the faculty approve the principle…
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March 15, 1993
By Jane R. Elgass The concept of community service as a learning experience that is built into the college curriculum is a frequent theme of discussions in higher education today, spurred on by the initiatives that have been presented by the Clinton administration. The University already has strong programs in this area and hopes to…
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March 15, 1993
Editors Note: The following books have been published by the U-M Press. Why People Pay Taxes: Tax Compliance and Enforcement, edited by Joel Slemrod, director, Office of Tax Policy Research, School of Business Administration. Tax evasion has become a pervasive problem in all societies, contributing to fiscal deficits and undermining the fairness and efficiency of…
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March 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle Daybreak at the southeastern Kentucky farm is accompanied by a clanging cowbell, rousing volunteers from their warm beds and to a hearty breakfast. A full day of physical labor awaits them, ranging from repairing fences and hauling manure to accompanying nurses on their visits to remote and impoverished homes. Seventeen U-M…
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March 15, 1993
By Laurie Fenlason Office of Federal Relations It has a noble, if not catchy, name, widely-supported goals, a high-profile “czar,” its own White House office and considerable post-campaign momentum—and expectations—to drive it. All that’s missing from President Bill Clinton’s well-received national service plan are some of the particulars: who, where, when and, financially speaking, how…
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March 15, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle “Community service used to be something I just did on weekends,” says Jennifer Bastress, a senior in the School of Nursing. “But it has become a way of life for me. It is very much a part of my education at this university.” Bastress has been involved in some type of…
