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October 26, 1992
By Jane R. Elgass The establishment of an Institute for Foreign Area and International Studies (IFAIS) within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and a reorganization of the Office of International Academic Affairs (OIAA) have been announced by Provost Gilbert R. Whitaker Jr., LS&A Dean Edie N. Goldenberg, and John H. D’Arms, vice…
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October 26, 1992
William Russell Kelly, founder and chair of Kelly Services Inc., will endow a professorship at the School of Business Administration to support teaching and research in human resources management. The professorship was one of 40 leadership gifts totaling $295 million announced Sept. 18 at the kickoff of The Campaign for Michigan. “We are pleased to…
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October 26, 1992
Slemrod holds Sparks-Whirlpool chair Joel B. Slemrod, professor of business economics, will also hold the Jack D. Sparks-Whirlpool Corporation Research Professorship of Business Administration. His appointment, effective Nov. 1, was approved by the Regents at their October meeting. Funds for the professorship were provided by the Whirlpool Corporation in honor of Jack D. Sparks, former…
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October 26, 1992
By Terry Gallagher News and Information Services Poet and novelist Marge Piercy will be the Helen L. DeRoy Visiting Professor in Honors at the University this month and next. She will conduct a writing seminar for students who have been studying her works, and will make several public presentations. Her visit is sponsored by the…
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October 26, 1992
A total of 36,626 students are enrolled at the Ann Arbor campus this fall, 310 more than a year ago. Of this year’s total, 23,198 are undergraduates and 13,428 are graduate students. The total includes 20,176 men and 16,450 women. Of the undergraduate total, 16,260 (70.1 percent) are Michigan residents and 6,938 (29.9 percent) are…
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October 26, 1992
By Sally Pobojewski News and Information Services A team of U-M civil engineers will return from Egypt this week after spending five days evaluating Islamic monuments, mosques and museums for structural damage from the earthquake that struck the Cairo area on Oct. 12. “We will be doing basic reconnaissance to assess the level of overall…
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October 26, 1992
The International Center is hosting an international Halloween party 6–8 p.m. Wed. (Oct. 28) at the North Campus Commons Cafeteria. A variety of Chinese dances will highlight this week’s event. The party is part of a series of weekly international coffee hours that usually are scheduled 4–6 p.m. Wednesdays. Locations vary. November programs will feature…
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October 26, 1992
By Deborah Gilbert News and Information Services Why are small-town murder rates among friends, lovers and acquaintances three times higher in the South than in the New England and Midwestern states? “Popular explanations include the heat, the poverty and the history of slavery, but our research suggests that none of those factors is significant,” says…
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October 26, 1992
Philosophy Prof. Crispin J.G. Wright has been named the James B. and Grace J. Nelson Professor of Philosophy. His new appointment, effective Sept. 1, was approved by the Regents at their October meeting. The Nelson Professorship was established last year, supported by an endowment set up in 1940 by a gift from James B. Nelson,…
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October 26, 1992
By Rebecca A. Doyle “The Photography of Carlo Naya,” on display through November at the Museum of Art, showcases a collection of mid- to late-19th-century photographs of the architecture, statuary and artistry of Venice. Photographs titled “The Bridge of Sighs,” “The Library of St. Mark” and “The Canal and Gondola Repair Yard at San Trovaso”…
