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January 21, 2013
Faculty Perspectives
Legal precedents and codified rules and moral principles of academic tenure Today’s university and college boards should look towards the following morals to govern our universities and colleges. Moral principles: Moral law is defined: “The law of conscience; the aggregate of those rules and principles of ethics which relate to right and wrong conduct and prescribe… -
January 14, 2013
Shared Services Center to be part of Administrative Services Transformation
After a three-year assessment and design process, the university is moving forward with implementing a Shared Services Center, which is expected to open in mid-2014, for select Finance and Human Resources administrative functions.
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January 14, 2013
MLK photo: Freedom poster
This poster promoting Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 appearance in Detroit — where he previewed a draft of the “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered two months later in Washington, D.C. — is part of the exhibit “Black History 101: Mobile Museum,” from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Michigan Union Art Lounge. -
January 14, 2013
Division of Public Safety and Security announces department names
With the creation of the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security, the department names within the division have been revised effective immediately, Interim Executive Director Joe Piersante announced.
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January 14, 2013
MLK photo: Shared heritage
This early 1900s photo of a Comanche family who share African-American heritage is from the exhibit “IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas.” This traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution is presented from noon-6 p.m. Monday through Friday through Jan. 31 in the Duderstadt Center Gallery. Photo by Sam DeVenney. -
January 14, 2013
Understanding Race Project examines issues at heart of human experience
Few subjects provoke as strong a visceral response as the topic of race. One-hundred-fifty years after the United States was nearly fractured by the battle over slavery and more than a half-century since the modern Civil Rights Movement emerged, U-M is launching the Understanding Race Project. From January through April, an extensive range of free… -
January 14, 2013
Bagenstos to speak on gay rights, civil rights movement
As gay Americans continue to push for equal rights under the law, a panel organized as part of the 27th Annual MLK Symposium will take a look at that struggle through the lenses of law, health and community activism. Of particular interest to one of the panelists, Michigan Law Professor Sam Bagenstos, is the remarkable… -
January 14, 2013
U-M releases annual salary report
Faculty salary increases at the U-M Ann Arbor campus for 2012-13 averaged 2.9 percent, according to figures from the university’s salary report released in December. Salary increases for campus staff averaged 2.2 percent. “Maintaining consistent and modest salaries is an important component of our ability to retain the best faculty and staff,” says Phil Hanlon,… -
January 14, 2013
César Chávez’ granddaughter keeps his legacy alive
With focus on Latino civil rights, activist Christine Chávez will be the keynote speaker for the MLK Symposium kickoff event at Rackham Graduate School. The talk “Influence of Latinos in American Culture & Politics: The Legacy of César Chávez and the Evolution of Martin Luther King’s Dream” will include a panel discussion of experts on… -
January 14, 2013
Obituaries
Hanes Walton Jr. Hanes Walton Jr., a professor of political science known for his research, humor and dedication to students, died Jan. 7 at age 72. Colleagues and former students fondly remembered the scholar for his positive influence through his teaching and advising, as well as his contributions to political science. “Professor Walton also was…
