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November 9, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass A 10-year statistical profile of faculty, staff and students of color at the University has been released by the Office of Affirmative Action and the Office of Minority Affairs (OMA). The report “is designed to let the University community know in terms of numbers, where we are, what our accomplishments have…
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November 9, 1992
Democrats Laurence B. Deitch and Rebecca McGowan will take office as Regents Jan. 1. Deitch and McGowan, elected to eight-year terms Nov. 3, will replace Veronica Latta Smith of Grosse Ile, who didn’t run for re-election, and Neal D. Nielsen. Smith and Nielsen are Republicans. Deitch, a lawyer from Bloomfield Village, earned a B.A. in…
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November 9, 1992
By Mary Jo Frank Five staff members will be honored at the first Distinguished Staff Award ceremony and dinner Thursday (Nov. 12) in the Kalamazoo Room of the Michigan League. Those to be honored for unusual and exemplary service to the University and for outstanding achievements in their work are Cynthia A. Kabza, manager of…
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November 9, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services An endowed professorship in reading and literacy will be established at the School of Education by Jean and Charles R. Walgreen Jr. Walgreen, the retired chairman of the Walgreen Co., received a degree in pharmaceutical chemistry from the U-M in 1928. The endowed professorship, which will be funded…
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November 9, 1992
Commemoration of Native American Month continues today (Nov. 9) with a panel discussion on “Native Americans in Journalism” at 7 p.m. in the Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union. Speakers are Paul DeMain, Oneida, editor of Indian Country and president of the Native American Journalists Association; Miles Morrisseau, Metis, editor of Native Beat; and Bud White Eye,…
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November 9, 1992
By Kate Kellogg News and Information Services A neon sign above Lenin’s tomb could flash useful information bulletins for Russian citizens, as well as brighten up the monument. Miniature sculptures of the leader of the Russian revolution lend themselves to household uses, such as candleholders, to serve “an enlightened people.” Russian emigre artists Vitaly Komar…
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November 9, 1992
Now that faculty members can teach beyond the age of 70, what, if any, policy changes should be enacted by the University? The Ad Hoc Task Force on Mandatory Retirement, established by the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs and Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., is considering the potential consequences of a state law, which…
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November 9, 1992
From the Institute for the Humanities Paula Gunn Allen, poet, novelist and short-story writer from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and one of the country’s most visible representatives of Native American culture, will be on campus for two weeks this month. She will be a visiting fellow at the Institute for the Humanities,…
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November 9, 1992
Israeli novelist and short-story writer Amos Oz will deliver the Tanner Lecture on Human Values, titled “The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict—Tragedy, Comedy and Cognitive Block: A Storyteller’s Point of View,” at 4 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 12) in Rackham Auditorium. A panel of three influential scholars will respond to Oz’s lecture in a symposium at 1:30 p.m. Friday…
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November 9, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle Advance registration forms are now available for the 11th annual Career Conference for People of Color, which will be held Feb. 26. This year’s conference theme is “Globally Pulling our Cultures Together: Positioning Ourselves to Empower, Impact and Excel.” The deadline for advance registration is Dec. 4. This year there is…
