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January 14, 2013
The rebirth of civil rights: A new movement for a new generation
UM-Flint will continue its tradition of service in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 21. Classes will not be in session on that date, but all members of the UM-Flint campus community are encouraged to participate in the annual Day of Service by volunteering their time at various sites… -
January 14, 2013
CTools introduces new features and a new look and feel
CTools welcomed 2013 with a makeover. The campus online service was upgraded to version 2.9 and introduced a new look and feel for the CTools home page Dec. 29.
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January 14, 2013
MLK photo: African American Gardens
“Places for the Spirit — Traditional African American Gardens” is an exhibition of black and white photographs of African-American gardens taken by artist Vaughn Sills. The exhibit will take place Jan. 18 through March 10 at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens. In the spirit of outsider and folk art traditions and the roots of blues music,… -
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,…
