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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… -
January 14, 2013
Regents roundup
The following items were approved by the Board of Regents at its Dec. 13 meeting. Regents cancel formal session for January The Board of Regents has canceled its Jan. 17 formal session in Ann Arbor and will instead meet in a two-day strategic session Jan. 17-18. The special informal session will take place in Los… -
January 14, 2013
App boosts accessibility of U-M Library’s Epistles of St. Paul papyrus
More online • Download the free app for an iPhone or iPad, search for “PictureIt: EP” at iTunes > • Learn more about the Pauline Epistles >• View photos of the Michigan leaves in the Advanced Papyrological Information System database. Select APIS, then Search APIS, and enter 6238 in the search field > • Watch… -
January 14, 2013
Regents approve renovations to Angell Hall computing center
The Angell Hall computing center will get its first significant upgrade since it was opened in 1988 after the Board of Regents last month approved a renovation project. The $4.4 million renovation will update approximately 32,000 gross square feet of space to expand the computing site and provide new furniture, improve accessibility, refurbish the computer…
