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February 8, 1993
By Rebecca A. Doyle The University’s Housing Division has opened a door to the future by signing a contract with Columbia Cable of Michigan to provide cable television service to the 5,524 residence hall rooms on campus. Installation of coaxial cable begins this week in Couzens Hall, and is expected to be completed campuswide by…
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February 8, 1993
By Deborah Gilbert New and Information Services The image of the high-performance athlete has evolved over the centuries, reflecting both changing scientific thinking about human physiology and popular attitudes toward sports, according to John Hoberman, professor of Germanic Languages, University of Texas-Austin. Hoberman presented his reflections at a conference on “The Utopian Body: Medicine, Technology…
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February 8, 1993
Rutgers Prof. Catharine R. Stimpson will present the 1993 Davis-Markert-Nickerson Lecture on Academic and Intellectual Freedom at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in Rackham Amphitheater. The free, public lecture will be followed by a reception. Stimpson’s lecture is titled “Dirty Minds, Dirty Bodies, Clean Speech.” Dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate education…
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February 8, 1993
By Marysia Ostafin Center for Russian and East European Studies The Lira Singers, America’s foremost professional performing arts company specializing in Polish music, will present a free, public lecture/concert—The Legacy of the Folk Melody in Poland’s Musical Expression—at 8 p.m. Friday (Feb. 12) in Rackham Lecture Hall. The performance is the 13th program in the…
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February 8, 1993
By Mary Jo Frank If a Medical School faculty member says gays shouldn’t be allowed to serve in the military, could this be viewed as “creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment” within the University? What about an assistant professor of philosophy who offends students while discussing arguments on controversial topics related to race? Those…
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February 8, 1993
Thomas L. Coffey, U-M-Flint professor of sociology/anthropology/social work, was granted emeritus status by the Regents at their January meeting. Coffey holds a B.S from Central Michigan University and an M.S.W. from the U-M. He joined the Flint faculty in 1973 as an associate professor without tenure. He received tenure in 1974 and was appointed professor…
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February 8, 1993
A nine-member advisory committee has been appointed by Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr. to identify candidates for dean of the School of Nursing. Dean Rhetaugh G. Dumas will retire from the deanship and join the faculty effective Aug. 31. In a letter to School of Nursing faculty in early December, Whitaker noted that the search…
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February 8, 1993
“New World Disorder: Dissolving Borders and Homeless Nations” will be the focus of a symposium featuring presentations by seven U-M scholars on Tuesday (Feb. 9). The free, public symposium, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Rackham Amphitheater, is a joint effort of the University’s international area studies centers. Speakers and their topics are: —Donald S.…
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February 8, 1993
Senate Assembly Chair Ejner J. Jensen offered the following pros and cons of a faculty anti-harassment policy as the basis for discussion of the topic at the Feb. 1 Assembly meeting. PRO 1. Universities have a right and duty to provide an educational environment, a climate of civility, where all students can learn and live…
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February 8, 1993
At a Washington press conference that announced the financial aid recommendations, Sen. James M. Jeffords, R-Vt., ranking minority member of the Senate’s Labor and Human Resources Committee and author of the legislation creating the commission, characterized the report as a “bold and compelling document” that, if implemented, “would result in major changes in the way…
