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February 21, 2011
Regents Roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Feb. 17 meeting. Lloyd Hall renovation receives final approval The regents authorized issuing bids and awarding construction contracts for the Alice Crocker Lloyd Hall Renovation project. The $56 million project includes new plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilation, fire detection and suppression, wired and wireless… -
February 21, 2011
Janko to discuss philosophers, effect of media violence on youth
Richard Janko, the Gerald F. Else Collegiate Professor of Classical Studies, will discuss the connection between philosophers and the effect of media violence on youth at 4 p.m. March 8, when he delivers the Henry Russel Lecture 2011 in the Rackham Amphitheatre.
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February 21, 2011
Faculty Governance
Tenure clock maximum extension Editor’s note: The following is a reprint of the faculty governance monthly report to the Board of Regents. Portions may have been edited for space by members of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. [Below is the content of a Jan. 26 SACUA letter to Provost Phil Hanlon providing SACUA’s… -
February 21, 2011
Provost seeks public comments on tenure clock proposal
Provost Phil Hanlon is seeking public comment from the U-M community on a possible change to the university’s maximum allowable tenure probationary period.
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February 21, 2011
Senate Assembly, University Senate meetings postponed until March 21
Meetings of the University Senate and the Senate Assembly that had been scheduled for today (Feb. 21) have been postponed until March 21. “We have an issue involving tenure clock flexibility that needs to be addressed before holding the special Senate meeting,” faculty governance leaders wrote in an e-mail message sent to Senate members Feb.… -
February 21, 2011
Six faculty named Thurnau professors
Six faculty members have been honored for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education as this year’s recipients of Arthur F. Thurnau professorships. The appointments, approved Feb. 17 by the Board of Regents, are titles the six will retain throughout their careers at the university.
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February 21, 2011
Don’t miss: ‘Afghan Star’: Where one risks a life to sing
The 2009 film “Afghan Star,” which tells the story of four contestants of an “American Idol”-style TV series staged in Afghanistan, is presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Michigan Theater. Havana Marking directed the 87-minute film, in English, Pashto and Dari with English subtitles. The film shows that after 30 years of war and… -
February 21, 2011
Google tools will boost collaboration
Executive officers approved the IT Council recommendation that the university select Google as the primary collaboration tool provider for the Ann Arbor campus. This represents the most significant foray for the university into a campuswide computing service not hosted by U-M.
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February 21, 2011
Six doctoral students fellowships to support sustainability research
The 2011 Graham Graduate Fellows, an exclusive group of six doctoral candidates, each will receive $50,000 over two years to support their interdisciplinary research related to environmental sustainability, the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute has announced. Now in its sixth year, the Graham Graduate Fellowship Program provides financial support and academic collaboration for U-M doctoral candidates… -
February 21, 2011
Center for Afroamerican and African Studies becomes department
Established in 1970, the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies had surged in size and stature by its 40th anniversary last year. Now just 11 months later, the Board of Regents has conferred department status on CAAS, to best support future growth.
